# Accident 19861030052172A: Cessna 152, Mansfield, MA, October 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1986, 15:02 local time
- Place: Mansfield, MA
- Airport: Mansfield Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0009° N, 71.1980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANSFIELD MUNI (1B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0009&lon=-71.1980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5535H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5535H-1989-09-13) (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: 544 total, 294 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861030052172A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY N200GG. PILOT ATTEMPTED EVASIVE ACTION. INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO SEE CONFLICT IN TIME.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N200GG, Piper PA31325: [Accident 19861030052171A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861030052171A)

## 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 NYC87FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA027), Oct 30, 1986: Cessna 152 (N5535H), Mansfield, MA, 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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