# Accident 19871023072169A: Cessna 152, New Caney, TX, October 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: New Caney, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1497° N, 95.1791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1497&lon=-95.1791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4870P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4870P) (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: 3,804 total, 879 in this make and model, 705 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871023072169A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED VFR INTO IMC THAT WORSENED ON CLIMBOUT,ENGINE RAN ROUGH.HIT ROAD SIGN WHILE LANDING ON HIGHWAY. CARB ICE.

## 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 FTW88LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA020), Oct 23, 1987: Cessna 152 (N4870P), New Caney, TX, substantial damage

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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