# Incident 19870802069719I: Cessna 152, Pittsfield, MA, August 2, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1987, 13:37 local time
- Place: Pittsfield, MA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4501° N, 73.2454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4501&lon=-73.2454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5246Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5246Q) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870802069719I

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT CLIMBED ON TOP OF CLOUDS WITH ATC HELP. WEATHER DETERIORATED IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA FASTER THAN FORECAST.

## Other reports on N5246Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19881115070069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881115070069I), Nov 15, 1988: Cessna 152 (N5246Q), Farmingdale, NY. VFR pilot became lost and was assisted by ATC to his destination airport, where pilot made a safe landing.
- [Accident 19840723034329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840723034329A), Jul 23, 1984: Cessna 152 (N5246Q), College Station, TX, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing folding the nose gear and damage to prop and wing. Improper control imputs factor.

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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