# Accident 19860603021549A: Cessna 152, Portland, CT, June 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1986, 15:50 local time
- Place: Portland, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5774° N, 72.6198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5774&lon=-72.6198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31SD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31SD-2024-10-24) (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: 29 total, 21 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860603021549A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AND AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED IN A RIVER. STUDENT FAILED TO REFUEL AS INSTRUCTED

## 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 NYC86LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA146), Jun 3, 1986: Cessna 152 (N31SD), Middletown, 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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