# Accident 19810617036209A: Cessna 152, Clearwater, FL, June 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1981, 18:06 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg-Cle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757YZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757YZ-2021-07-03) (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: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FLD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810617036209A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING. LOST CONTROL, VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SOFT SAND AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 MIA81FLD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD49), Jun 17, 1981: Cessna 152 (N757YZ), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N757YZ (1)

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

- [Incident 19790809030399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790809030399I), Aug 9, 1979: Cessna 152 (N757YZ), Elfers, FL, Minor damage. Engine lost power while performing maneuvers. Carb heat applied and returned to cold with backfire.

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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