# Incident 19850611031989I: Cessna 152, Hartford, CT, June 11, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1985, 19:00 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Brainard
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7659° N, 72.6816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-72.6816&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48251, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48251-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 69 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850611031989I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING DURING RUNUP. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. CONTACTOR IN STARTER MALFUNCTIONED..

## Other reports on N48251 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080111014379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080111014379A), Jan 11, 2008: Cessna 152 (N48251), Glades County, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft had landed in a field approximately 7 miles north of la belle airport (X14), Glades County Florida. The pilot elected to take off from the field…
- [Accident 19850630031909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850630031909A), Jun 30, 1985: Cessna 152 (N48251), Hartford, CT, Substantial damage. Porpoised on landing until propeller struck runway. Nose tire blew. Aircraft departed runway and flipped over.

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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