# Incident 20021014029069I: Cessna 152, Lake Colby, NY, October 14, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2002, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lake Colby, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3528° N, 74.1435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Colby, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3528&lon=-74.1435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25369, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25369-2003-02-03) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 120 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021014029069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS IN ROUTE FROM REPUBLIC AIRPORT (FRG) TO ADIRONDACK REGIONAL AIRPORT (SLK) NON STOP. WHILE ON APPROACH TO SLK THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE AND ATTEMPTED TO GET TO THE AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING FOR THE SECOND AND FINAL TIME. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED. AT THAT POINT THE PILOT SEARCHED FOR A SUITABLE PLACE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A MARSH ADJACENT TO LAKE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT THE SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

## Other reports on N25369 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840507016109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840507016109A), May 7, 1984: Cessna 152 (N25369), No Stonington, CT, Substantial damage. Student pilot became lost on solo crosscountry, made emergency landing in a soft field and nosed over.

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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