# Accident 19870715034809A: Cessna 152, Middlefield, OH, July 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1987, 13:15 local time
- Place: Middlefield, OH
- Airport: Geauga County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4508° N, 81.0697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4508&lon=-81.0697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4649M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4649M) (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: 48 total, 35 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870715034809A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS SEAT SLID BACKWARDS ON A TOUCH AND GO. LOST CONTROL AND OVERTURNED OFF RUNWAY. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK LATCH.

## 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 ATL87LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA213), Jul 15, 1987: Cessna 152 (N4649M), Middlefield, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4649M (5)

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

- [Incident 20220707012009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220707012009I), Jul 7, 2022: Cessna 152 (N4649M), Cleveland, OH, No damage. Acft was in the pattern and pilot requested a full stop. After landing pilot requested to taxi back to the flying school due to the acft striking a bird at 50…
- [Accident 20050205004479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050205004479A), Feb 5, 2005: Cessna 152 (N4649M), Kelleys Island, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft veered or pulled to the left when the wheels touched the ground. When the left main hit the snow at the edge of the runway the plane flipped…
- [Incident 19970719027399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970719027399I), Jul 19, 1997: Cessna 152 (N4649M), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: on July 19, 1997, at 1115 hours, student pilot steven j. busuttil, attempted to land at cuyhoga county airport after returning from a cross country…
- [Incident 19930528024079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930528024079I), May 28, 1993: Cessna 152 (N4649M), Willoughby, OH. Engine failure on local instructional flight. Forced landing on freeway.
- [Incident 19861123082499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861123082499I), Nov 23, 1986: Cessna 152 (N4649M), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. The aircraft struck a runway light during landing rollout in gusty wind conditions.

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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