# Accident 19870725044939A: Cessna 152, Denver, CO, July 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1987, 07:55 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Front Range
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7499° N, 104.6009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7499&lon=-104.6009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52MA-2003-03-27) (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: 171 total, 83 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870725044939A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. GUSTY CROSSWINDS EXCEEDED THE DEMONSTRATED CAPABILITY OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN87LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA198), Jul 25, 1987: Cessna 152 (N52MA), Watkins, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N52MA (2)

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

- [Accident 19960523011489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960523011489A), May 23, 1996: Cessna 152 (N52MA), Bridgeport, TX, Substantial damage. Not developing full power on takeoff roll. Failed to abort. Struck trees on climbout. (-23) on 05/23/96, at 1650 CDT, a Cessna 152, N52MA, registered to…
- [Incident 19900709040049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900709040049I), Jul 9, 1990: Cessna 152 (N52MA), Crowley, TX. Fuel exhaustion on a local training flight. Forced landing in a field.

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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