# Accident 19850717032329A: Cessna 152, West Stafford, CT, July 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: West Stafford, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9707° N, 72.3551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Stafford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9707&lon=-72.3551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89856 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 85 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717032329A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER LANDING AFTER POWER LOSS. AIRPORT ONE MILE FROM SELECTED FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR IN THE HALF ON POSITION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC85LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA179), Jul 17, 1985: Cessna 152 (N89856), W.Stafford, CT, substantial damage

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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