# NTSB NYC87LA066: Cessna 152, N49769, Taunton, MA, January 29, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 29, 1987, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Taunton, MA
- Location: 41.8741° N, 71.0152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAUNTON MUNI/KING FLD (TAN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8741&lon=-71.0152&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA066
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30585/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA066

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank

## Analysis

A STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CAUGHT A SNOWBANK, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO PIVOT COUNTERCLOCKWISE INTO THE SNOW AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49769](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49769), registered now, S/N 15283508, 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: 15283508
- Airframe hours: 739
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Don Denneer
- Registered owner: King Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, November 6, 1986, 17 hours before
- Airport: TAN, Taunton, runway 30, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 37 °F

## 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 19870129060369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870129060369A), Jan 29, 1987: Cessna 152, Taunton, MA, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered left on takeoff, catching the gear in a snowbank. Student pilot.

## Other investigations on N49769 (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 NYC81FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA022), Jan 30, 1981: Cessna 152 (N49769), Lake Ronknkoma, NY, substantial damage

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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