# Accident 19810724044249A: Cessna 152, Delhi, LA, July 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Delhi, LA
- Airport: Delhi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4107° N, 91.4985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELHI MUNI (0M9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4107&lon=-91.4985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4795B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4795B-2013-04-18) (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: 78 total, 5 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810724044249A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON SECOND TRY FOR A DOWNWIND LANDING. BOUNCES BECAME SEVERE. CRASHED NOSE DOWN ON RUNWAY. TEMPERATURE 103.

## 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 FTW81DRJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ24), Jul 24, 1981: Cessna 152 (N4795B), Delhi, LA, 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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