# Incident 19820121003309I: Cessna 152, Northampton, MA, January 21, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1982, 13:30 local time
- Place: Northampton, MA
- Airport: La Fleur
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3251° N, 72.6412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northampton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3251&lon=-72.6412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49085, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49085-1983-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,150 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820121003309I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INSTRUCTOR PILOT LET STUDENT UNDERSHOOT AND HIT SNOWBANK AT THRESHOLD. INSTRUCTOR REEXAMINED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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