# Incident 19970509027509I: Cessna 152, Newport News, VA, May 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1997, 15:45 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Airport: Patrick Henry International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67480, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67480-2006-01-03) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 267 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970509027509I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT, KEVIN FRANCISCO, WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. HE LANDED HARD ON THE NOSEWHEEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED. THE STUDENT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N67480 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870904058089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870904058089I), Sep 4, 1987: Cessna 152 (N67480), Valdosta, GA, Minor damage. Engine lost power over Valdosta airport due to fuel exhaustion. Landed short of the runway.

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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