# Accident 19860215002849A: Cessna 152, Ft Pierce, FL, February 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1986, 09:53 local time
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N772WA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 47 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860215002849A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AFTER DESCENT. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING LANDING. DID NOT USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 MIA86LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA077), Feb 15, 1986: Cessna 152 (N772WA), Ft. Pierce, FL, 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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