Accident · 1989-01-28

NTSB case NYC89LA075 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-01-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N25420)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Nassau Flyers, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NASSAU FLYERS

Probable cause

THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF AN UNAUTHORIZED SEALANT USED ON THE OIL RESSURE SCREEN HOUSING GASKET CONTAMINATED THE OIL AND RESTRICTED THE FLOW OF OIL THROUGH THE MAIN BEARINGS CAUSING OIL STARVATION AND CONNECTING ROD, BEARING, AND BOLT FAILURE.

Source: NTSB case NYC89LA075

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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