# Accident 19861202072329A: Cessna A152, Great Falls, MT, December 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1986, 13:47 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6505° N, 111.3793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6505&lon=-111.3793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4784A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4784A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 32 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861202072329A

## Narrative

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

ATC FAILED TO LOWER ARRESTING CABLE ON THE RUNWAY BEFORE CLEARING STUDENT FOR A TOUCH AND GO. AIRCRAFT DAMAGED.

## 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 DEN87LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA027), Dec 2, 1986: Cessna 152A (N4784A), Great Falls, MT, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.