# Accident 19800209005349A: Cessna 152, Beeville, TX, February 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1980, 00:30 local time
- Place: Beeville, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4052° N, 97.7489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beeville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4052&lon=-97.7489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68165, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68165) (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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800209005349A

## Narrative

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

INEXPERIENCED & UNLICENSED LINE BOYS BORROWED AIRPLANE FOR A JOY RIDE. COLLAPSED NOSE WHEEL ON HARD LANDING.

## 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 FTW80FRG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG24), Feb 9, 1980: Cessna 152 (N68165), Beeville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N68165 (4)

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

- [Accident 19940727027169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940727027169A), Jul 27, 1994: Cessna 152 (N68165), Bunnell, FL, Substantial damage. Idled engine. Put on carb heat for simulated engine out demo. No engine responce on go around. Nosed over landing.
- [Incident 19930417019269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930417019269I), Apr 17, 1993: Cessna 152 (N68165), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control on landing. Had crosswind. Second solo flight.
- [Incident 19910309008849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910309008849I), Mar 9, 1991: Cessna 152 (N68165), Schenectady, NY, Minor damage. Simulated engine failure on takeoff. Hard landing. Bounced and instructor took over. Made go around. Landed safely.
- [Accident 19780915026599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915026599A), Sep 15, 1978: Cessna A150K (N68165), TX, Substantial damage

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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