# Incident 19871016071869I: Cessna 152, Galeton, CO, October 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Galeton, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5208° N, 104.5858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galeton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5208&lon=-104.5858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47567, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47567) (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: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871016071869I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT FAILED TO ENRICH MIXTURE ON DESCENT. THE ENGINE FAILED. OFF AIRPORT LANDING MADE.

## Other reports on N47567 (2)

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

- [Accident 19880308016719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880308016719A), Mar 8, 1988: Cessna 152 (N47567), Fort Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Engine quit on night crosscountry training flight. Nosed over landing in a field. Engine problem not determined.
- [Incident 19800630056659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800630056659I), Jun 30, 1980: Cessna 152 (N47567), Scottsbluff, NE. Private pilot ran out of fuel on a commercial training cross-country.

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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