# Accident 19870129060369A: Cessna 152, Taunton, MA, January 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Taunton, MA
- Airport: Taunton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8741° N, 71.0152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8741&lon=-71.0152&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49769, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49769) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870129060369A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT ON TAKEOFF, CATCHING THE GEAR IN A SNOWBANK. STUDENT PILOT.

## 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 NYC87LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA066), Jan 29, 1987: Cessna 152 (N49769), Taunton, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N49769 (3)

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

- [Incident 20110717013779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110717013779I), Jul 17, 2011: Cessna 152 (N49769), Turner, ME, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Was conducting tail wheel instruction with a student. After landing and rollout on a grass strip the left main gear leg (spring steel)…
- [Incident 19860512027599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860512027599I), May 12, 1986: Cessna 152 (N49769), Ridgefield, CT, Minor damage. Engine quit and landing made on athletic field. Rear finger screen in right wing fuel tank was clogged. .
- [Accident 19810130002449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810130002449A), Jan 30, 1981: Cessna 152 (N49769), Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff of student's 1st solo. Struck trees & a house. No engine defects. Possible fuel misuse.

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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