# Accident 19810109000489A: Cessna 152, San Diego, CA, January 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1981, 12:05 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47048, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47048-2008-08-15) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810109000489A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED 50 FEET IN AIR ON BAD LANDING. CAME DOWN ON NOSE OF AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT NOT AUTHORIZED BY CFI.

## 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 LAX81FUM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUM10), Jan 9, 1981: Cessna 152 (N47048), San Diego, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N47048 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890504010759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890504010759I), May 4, 1989: Cessna 152 (N47048), Deer Park, WA, Minor damage. Student made a hard landing. Bounced and broke the nose gear. Propeller hit 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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