# Accident 19810503022179A: Cessna 152, Grants, NM, May 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Grants, NM
- Airport: Grants Milan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1673° N, 107.9021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRANTS-MILAN MUNI (GNT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1673&lon=-107.9021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4757B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4757B-1998-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 31 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503022179A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MADE HARD LANDING IN GUSTY WIND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW81DQA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA29), May 3, 1981: Cessna 152 (N4757B), Grants, NM, destroyed

## Other reports on N4757B (1)

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

- [Accident 19970517010929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970517010929A), May 17, 1997: Cessna 152 (N4757B), Paragon, IN, Destroyed. (.4)A witness observed the airplane performing aerobatic maneuvers over a valley where a 'hog roast' party was in progress. He stated that the airplane was…

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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