# Incident 19871211076059I: Cessna 152, Midwest City, OK, December 11, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1987, 11:16 local time
- Place: Midwest City, OK
- Airport: Tinker Afb
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4147° N, 97.3866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TINKER AFB (TIK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4147&lon=-97.3866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5420P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5420P) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871211076059I

## Narrative

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

FIRST SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. BECAME LOST AND DRIFTED OFF COURSE. LANDED AT TINKER AFB INSTEAD OF SHAWNEE.

## Other reports on N5420P (2)

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

- [Incident 19870125005179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870125005179I), Jan 25, 1987: Cessna 152 (N5420P), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Solo student lost directional control on rollout. Aircraft struck a snowbank and flipped over.
- [Accident 19840609023439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840609023439A), Jun 9, 1984: Cessna 152 (N5420P), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Distracted by a speeding auto while taxiing on the ramp. The right wing struck a fuel truck. Auto left the scene.

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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