# Incident 19860620073969I: Cessna 152, Maclehatten, PA, June 20, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1986, 11:15 local time
- Place: Maclehatten, PA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1537° N, 77.3527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McElhattan, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1537&lon=-77.3527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757BQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757BQ-1989-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 100 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860620073969I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING FLIGHT. PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING. CARBURETOR WAS FOUND TO BE MALFUNCTIONING.

## Other reports on N757BQ (2)

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

- [Accident 19870222082999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870222082999A), Feb 22, 1987: Cessna 152 (N757BQ), Port Matilda, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Made a low pass over a residence. Pulled up in a steep left bank. Stalled, hit ground in near vertical attitude.
- [Incident 19780903017459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780903017459I), Sep 3, 1978: Cessna 152 (N757BQ), Emmetsburg, IA. Pilot overshot landing and was forced to turn before end of the runway. Hit a rut. Damaged prop and wing tip.

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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