# Incident 19900831047839I: Cessna 152, Westhampton Bea, NY, August 31, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1990, 11:10 local time
- Place: Westhampton Bea, NY
- Airport: Suffolk County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8070° N, 72.6451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westhampton Beach, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8070&lon=-72.6451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4737L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4737L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 175 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831047839I

## Narrative

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

RPM FLUCTUATING AND POOR THROTTLE RESPONSE. NO EFFECT WITH CARBURETOR HEAT. HEAT CABLE HAD SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N4737L (2)

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

- [Accident 20020418018329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020418018329A), Apr 18, 2002: Cessna 152 (N4737L), Matawan, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman landed aircraft with approx. 10 knots of tailwind component. Airman landed a/c approx. 10 KTS above recommended approach speed. Aircraft departed…
- [Accident 19810315009269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810315009269A), Mar 15, 1981: Cessna 152 (N4737L), Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft blown over while student pilot was taxiing. Surface winds exceeded airplane's safe control limits.

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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