# Accident 19860113000649A: Cessna 152, Caldwell, NJ, January 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1986, 14:05 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68214, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68214-1989-01-30) (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: 747 total, 341 in this make and model, 321 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860113000649A

## Narrative

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

THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT AND THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT CLIMB. FLAP BOX OPERATION OKAY.

## 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 NYC86LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA060), Jan 13, 1986: Cessna 152 (N68214), Caldwell, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N68214 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840312025389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840312025389I), Mar 12, 1984: Cessna 152 (N68214), Parsippany, NJ. Lost oil pressure on climbout. Engine seized. Landed on a golf course. Oil filter rubber seal blew out.

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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