# Incident 19870815067489I: Cessna 152, Salem, NY, August 15, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Salem, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1727° N, 73.3266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1727&lon=-73.3266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46725, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46725) (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: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870815067489I

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN A OPEN FIELD DUE TO A ROUGH ENGINE. STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO LEAN MIXTURE FOR EN ROUTE ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N46725 (4)

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

- [Incident 20070222003309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070222003309I), Feb 22, 2007: Cessna 152 (N46725), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The student pilot was taxiing to the ramp at f.I.t. aviation after completing the second leg of a solo cross-country flight when the left wing tip of the…
- [Incident 19980529024349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980529024349I), May 29, 1998: Cessna 152 (N46725), Saluda, VA, Minor damage. Student landed hard bounced twice collapsing the nose gear. Prop strike.
- [Accident 19921213055299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921213055299A), Dec 13, 1992: Cessna 152 (N46725), Quaker Street, NY, Substantial damage. Believed only 2 to 4 inches snow on unplowed runway when in fact was 20 inches. Aircraft nosed up in deep snow.
- [Accident 19900309003769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900309003769A), Mar 9, 1990: Cessna 152 (N46725), Glens Falls, NY, Substantial damage. Solo student on touch and go distracted by departing traffic aborted, lost control and veered into snowbank.

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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