# NTSB DEN88LA082: Cessna 152, N47567, Fort Collins, CO, March 9, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 8, 1988, 19:25 local (Mar 9, 1988, 02:25 UTC)
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Coordinates: 40.590679, -105.129562 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5907&lon=-105.1296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN88LA082
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17459/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA082

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, cruise - normal
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - light condition - dark night
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - collapsed (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PRIVATE PLT WAS PERFORMING A NIGHT SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. AFTER SEVERAL STOP AND GO LANDINGS, THE PLT WAS RETURNING TO HER HOME AIRPORT. AT 6300FT MSL, IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. A FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED ON A PLOWED FIELD. AT TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT TERRAIN, COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. A POST ACCIDENT ENGINE INSPECTION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE TO EXPLAIN THE REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE. DURING A POST ACCIDENT ENGINE RUN, THE ENGINE OPERATED TO 2200 RPM WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS BEING NOTED. AFTER FOUR ENGINE RUNS, SOME DEBRIS WAS REMOVED FROM THE CARBURETOR, AND THE BOTTOM FOUR PLUGS SHOWED SOME LEADING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47567](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47567), registered now, S/N 15283236, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15283236
- Airframe hours: 5258
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Johnson & Johnson Ed Sys Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 2, 1987, 92 hours before
- Departed: GXY, GREELEY, CO

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 143 total, 110 in this make and model, 80 as pilot in command, 71 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880308016719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880308016719A), Mar 8, 1988: Cessna 152, Fort Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Engine quit on night crosscountry training flight. Nosed over landing in a field. Engine problem not determined.

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.

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