# Accident 19870123062689A: Cessna 152, Simsbury, CT, January 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Simsbury, CT
- Airport: Simsbury
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9162° N, 72.7769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIMSBURY (4B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9162&lon=-72.7769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48918, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48918) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 874 total, 252 in this make and model, 304 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870123062689A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT ON LANDING AND STRUCK A SNOWBANK. THE INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE STUDENT.

## 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 NYC87LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA064), Jan 23, 1987: Cessna 152 (N48918), Simsbury, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48918 (1)

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

- [Accident 20220907020889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220907020889A), Sep 7, 2022: Cessna 152 (N48918), West Jordan, UT, Substantial damage. On September 07,2022[privacy data omitted] a C152 crashed approximately 1.5 miles north of south valley regional airport (U42) in the field at [privacy data…

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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