# Incident 19870915066869I: Cessna 152, Aurora, CO, September 15, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67712, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67712-2007-07-13) (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: 780 total, 400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870915066869I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOSS AT CRUISE. LANDED ON ROAD. CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND HEAD HAD SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N67712 (3)

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

- [Incident 19920510027089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920510027089I), May 10, 1992: Cessna 152 (N67712), Aurora, CO, Minor damage. Student porpoised the aircraft on landing. Has received andditional touch and go landing instruction.
- [Incident 19910614030079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910614030079I), Jun 14, 1991: Cessna 152 (N67712), Watkins, CO. Engine RPM decaying. Forced landing in field. Engine seized after landing.
- [Accident 19880709026639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880709026639A), Jul 9, 1988: Cessna 152 (N67712), Aurora, CO, Substantial damage. Student on first solo allowed aircraft to drift off runway in the flare. Landed in tall grass and nosed over.

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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