# Incident 19860512027599I: Cessna 152, Ridgefield, CT, May 12, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1986, 18:28 local time
- Place: Ridgefield, CT
- Airport: Danbury
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49769, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49769) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,470 total, 370 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/19860512027599I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AND LANDING MADE ON ATHLETIC FIELD. REAR FINGER SCREEN IN RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS CLOGGED. .

## Other reports on N49769 (3)

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

- [Incident 20110717013779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110717013779I), Jul 17, 2011: Cessna 152 (N49769), Turner, ME, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Was conducting tail wheel instruction with a student. After landing and rollout on a grass strip the left main gear leg (spring steel)…
- [Accident 19870129060369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870129060369A), Jan 29, 1987: Cessna 152 (N49769), Taunton, MA, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered left on takeoff, catching the gear in a snowbank. Student pilot.
- [Accident 19810130002449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810130002449A), Jan 30, 1981: Cessna 152 (N49769), Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff of student's 1st solo. Struck trees & a house. No engine defects. Possible fuel misuse.

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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