# Accident 19871124083139A: Cessna 152, Mendham, NJ, November 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1987, 15:20 local time
- Place: Mendham, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7673° N, 74.5978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mendham, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7673&lon=-74.5978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5520H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5520H-2014-12-22) (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 O235N2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 500 in this make and model, 360 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871124083139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND ON A PRACTICE FORCED LANDING. NOSED OVER LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE. PUT HEAT ON AFTER FACT.

## 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 NYC88LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA046), Nov 24, 1987: Cessna 152 (N5520H), Mendham, NJ, 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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