# Accident 19861031083849A: Cessna A152, Linden, NJ, October 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1986, 18:30 local time
- Place: Linden, NJ
- Airport: Linden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6174° N, 74.2446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINDEN (LDJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6174&lon=-74.2446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758YR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758YR-1998-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Reported engine: LYC O235N2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 109 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861031083849A

## Narrative

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

THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. THE PILOT HAD DAMAGED THE NOSE WHEEL ON AN EARLIER LANDING.

## 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 NYC87LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA028), Oct 31, 1986: Cessna 152 (N758YR), Linden, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N758YR (1)

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

- [Accident 19971201035909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971201035909A), Dec 1, 1997: Cessna A152 (N758YR), Shirley, NY, Substantial damage. (Tty) acft departed for a sightseeing flight, loss of power/eng. Landed short on louis ave, east moriches, NY. (.4)the instructor preflighted the airplane and…

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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