# Incident 19870716046461I: Cessna 152, Burlington, CT, July 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1987, 20:15 local time
- Place: Burlington, CT
- Airport: Johnnycake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7693° N, 72.9645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7693&lon=-72.9645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68215, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 15 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870716046461I

## Narrative

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

DURING RUNUP PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO CREEP FORWARD. THE WINGTIP STRUCK THE LEFT AILERON OF N94784 AHEAD IN LINE.

## Other reports on N68215 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920707023989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920707023989A), Jul 7, 1992: Cessna 152 (N68215), Putnam, CT, Substantial damage. Lost partial power. Tried to land. Stalled. Struck tree. NR4 cylinder cracked where barrel and head are joined.

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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