# Incident 19850620037349I: Cessna 152, Metairie, LA, June 20, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Metairie, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9963° N, 90.1775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Metairie, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9963&lon=-90.1775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80427, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80427-2007-12-03) (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: 3,000 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850620037349I

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER AT CRUISE.SAFE LANDING ON BOULEVARD. BOLT CONNECTING THROTTLE LINKAGE TO CARBURETOR WAS MISSING.

## Other reports on N80427 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990111013519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990111013519I), Jan 11, 1999: Cessna 152 (N80427), Chef Menture, LA, Minor damage. (-5)Pilot was giving instruction at a practice area over a landfill in Chef Menture, Louisiana, when the aricraft lost substantial power. Pilot maneuvered with…

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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