ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364277
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| Date: | Saturday 2 November 1991 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Joseph & Anne Wilbur |
| Registration: | N68291 |
| MSN: | 15282233 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3339 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beluga, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Kenai, AK (ENA) |
| Anchorage, AK (MRI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE AT 3,500 FEET IN NORMAL CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. DURING AN ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES AND THEN NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE BROKE AND SEPARATED WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT.
Probable Cause: AN EXHAUST VALVE FAILURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN, AND TREES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC92LA013
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 March 1984 | N68291 | Fort Richardson Flying Club | 0 | Anchorage, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 13:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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