# Accident 19810520027009A: Cessna 152, West Chicago, IL, May 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1981, 10:29 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25299, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25299-1992-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEE34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520027009A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED, PORPOISED ON LANDING. USED DOWN ELEVATOR. NOSE WHEEL STRUCK GROUND NEXT TO RUNWAY, COLLAPSED.

## 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 CHI81FEE34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE34), May 20, 1981: Cessna 152 (N25299), West Chicago, IL, 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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