# Accident 19870222082999A: Cessna 152, Port Matilda, PA, February 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1987, 17:30 local time
- Place: Port Matilda, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7893° N, 78.0496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7893&lon=-78.0496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757BQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757BQ-1989-01-12) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870222082999A

## Narrative

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

MADE A LOW PASS OVER A RESIDENCE. PULLED UP IN A STEEP LEFT BANK. STALLED, HIT GROUND IN NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE.

## 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 NYC87FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA095), Feb 22, 1987: Cessna 152C (N757BQ), Port Matilda, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N757BQ (2)

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

- [Incident 19860620073969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860620073969I), Jun 20, 1986: Cessna 152 (N757BQ), Maclehatten, PA. Engine failed during flight. Pilot made a successful forced landing. Carburetor was found to be malfunctioning.
- [Incident 19780903017459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780903017459I), Sep 3, 1978: Cessna 152 (N757BQ), Emmetsburg, IA. Pilot overshot landing and was forced to turn before end of the runway. Hit a rut. Damaged prop and wing tip.

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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