# Accident 19870807043299A: Cessna 152, New Albany, OH, August 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: New Albany, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0693° N, 82.7996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0693&lon=-82.7996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6341B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6341B-2007-06-01) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 757 total, 509 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870807043299A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. FORCED LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. STUDENT HAD TURNED OFF FUEL.

## 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 ATL87LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA228), Aug 7, 1987: Cessna 152 (N6341B), New Albany, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6341B (1)

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

- [Accident 19920228004669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920228004669A), Feb 28, 1992: Cessna 152 (N6341B), Michigan City, MS, Substantial damage. Report engine vibration and power loss. Nosed over landing in a field. Engine ran normal on post accident check.

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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