# Accident 19870709032679A: Cessna 152, Parker, CO, July 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1987, 17:05 local time
- Place: Parker, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5007° N, 104.7593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5007&lon=-104.7593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5269Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5269Q-2009-03-25) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 418 total, 131 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870709032679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY ENTERED MICRO BURST DOWNDRAFT. PILOT UNABLE TO STOP DESCENT. CRASHED ON LANDING IN A SOD FIELD.

## 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 DEN87FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA177), Jul 9, 1987: Cessna 152II (N5269Q), Parker, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5269Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19850912047319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850912047319A), Sep 12, 1985: Cessna 152 (N5269Q), Olathe, KS, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during crosswind landing. Departed side of runway, nose gear collapsed. Flipped over.

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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