# Accident 19860621077879A: Cessna 152, Wayne, NJ, June 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1986, 19:00 local time
- Place: Wayne, NJ
- Airport: Patterson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9254° N, 74.2765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wayne, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9254&lon=-74.2765&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89720, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89720-1988-05-03) (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: 1,090 total, 240 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860621077879A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED ON FINAL APPROACH AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES. NO FUEL IN CARBURETOR. VENT LINE CLOGGED.

## 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 NYC86LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA154), Jun 21, 1986: Cessna 152 (N89720), Wayne, NJ, destroyed

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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