# Accident 19800509013079A: Cessna 152, Bellmead, TX, May 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Bellmead, TX
- Airport: Connally
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6015° N, 97.0890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellmead, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6015&lon=-97.0890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89872, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89872-2026-02-12) (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: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 68 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800509013079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER, RAN ROUGH. HIT FENCE AND TREE LANDING IN A PASTURE. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 FTW80FPA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPA11), May 9, 1980: Cessna 152 (N89872), Bellmead, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N89872 (2)

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

- [Incident 20230213000679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230213000679I), Feb 13, 2023: Cessna 152 (N89872), Stuart, FL, Minor damage. During landing aircraft bounced resulting in the aircraft turning 90 degrees, departing the runway and striking a runway sign
- [Accident 19810107000119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810107000119A), Jan 7, 1981: Cessna 152 (N89872), Mcgregor, TX, Substantial damage. Student on first solo lost control during transition for touch and go. Veered off 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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