# Incident 19870707042779I: Cessna 152, Longmont, CO, July 7, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1987, 12:45 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Longmont Municipal
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 40.1682° N, 105.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longmont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1682&lon=-105.1005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93271, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93271) (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: 9,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870707042779I

## Narrative

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

NO POWER WAS AVAILABLE AFTER A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. SUSPECT MIXTURE WAS TOO RICH, IDLE SETTING TOO LOW.

## Other reports on N93271 (2)

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

- [Incident 19860714040839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860714040839I), Jul 14, 1986: Cessna 152 (N93271), Broomfield, CO. Veered after brake application on rollout. Aircraft departed side of runway. Solo student.
- [Accident 19831218061409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831218061409A), Dec 18, 1983: Cessna 152 (N93271), Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. Bounced first solo landing. Lost control. Veered off the runway and nosed up in a snowbank.

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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