# Accident 19870413009249A: Cessna 152, Marine City, MI, April 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Marine City, MI
- Airport: Marine City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7108° N, 82.4892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7108&lon=-82.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4857B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4857B-2014-06-13) (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: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870413009249A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED ON LANDING AND NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT PILOT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY TOO FAST.

## 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 CHI87LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA113), Apr 13, 1987: Cessna 152 (N4857B), Marine City, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4857B (2)

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

- [Incident 19980812030319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980812030319I), Aug 12, 1998: Cessna 152 (N4857B), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Student and instructor'd been doing touch and gl's on rwy 5L. Wind 050 at 10. Instructor got out; student went solo. Applying power for "go" part of touch and…
- [Accident 19840611023929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840611023929A), Jun 11, 1984: Cessna 152 (N4857B), Marine City, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot diverted attention to trim during landing. Aircraft ballooned and came down hard on nose.

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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