# Incident 19851220072769I: Cessna 152, Franktown, CO, December 20, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1985, 16:10 local time
- Place: Franktown, CO
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3903° N, 104.7419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franktown, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3903&lon=-104.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6142Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6142Q-2013-08-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 70 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851220072769I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION WITH LOSS OF RPM AT CRUISE. NO DAMAGE DURING FIELD LANDING. VALVE CLEARANCE ADJUSTMENT SCREW LOOSE

## Other reports on N6142Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19950218006149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950218006149I), Feb 18, 1995: Cessna 152 (N6142Q), Warrensburg, MO, Minor damage. Narrative: while taxiing at night, the pilot inadvertently taxied into a "pot-hole" resulting in minor damage to the propeller tip. The pilot was counseled on…
- [Incident 19940502013319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940502013319I), May 2, 1994: Cessna 152 (N6142Q), Spring Hill, KS. On a simulated enfgine failure, engine failed to respod. Forced landing in field.

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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