# Accident 19871101061389A: Cessna 152, Chatham, MA, November 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1987, 17:15 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IHGA
- Location: 41.6883° N, 69.9897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHATHAM MUNI (CQX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6883&lon=-69.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757PY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757PY-2022-08-19) (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: 118 total, 66 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871101061389A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 NYC88LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA028), Nov 1, 1987: Cessna 152 (N757PY), Chatham, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N757PY (2)

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

- [Accident 20201113015169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201113015169A), Nov 13, 2020: Cessna 152 (N757PY), San Bernardnio, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed chino airport (cno), then about 20 NM northeast, lost engine RPM, with insufficient RPM to maintain altitude. Pilot performed a 180 degree…
- [Accident 19800405008399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800405008399A), Apr 5, 1980: Cessna 152 (N757PY), Imperial, NE, Substantial damage. Student pilot on cross country attempted emergency landing because of fuel contamination. Crashed during roll out.

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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