# Accident 19921005041039A: Cessna 152, Milford, NH, October 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1992, 12:15 local time
- Place: Milford, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LT8S
- Location: 42.8316° N, 71.6787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milford, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8316&lon=-71.6787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N301DW-1995-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,741 total, 900 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921005041039A

## Narrative

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

CFI USED IDLE CUTOFF TO SIMULATE FORCED LANDING. UNABLE RESTART. OVERSHOT LANDING AREA.

## 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 NYC93LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA008), Oct 5, 1992: Cessna 152 II (N301DW), Milford, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOTS IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDE PATH TO THE FORCED LANDING AREA. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE INSTRUCTOR'S DECISION TO SHUT DOWN THE…

## Other reports on N301DW (1)

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

- [Incident 19890423050979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890423050979I), Apr 23, 1989: Cessna 152 (N301DW), Carlisle, MA, Minor damage. Low fuel situation forced landing in field. Aircraft disassembled and transported to nashua.

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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