# Accident 19810726044399A: Cessna 152, Sterling, MA, July 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Sterling, MA
- Airport: Sterling
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 42.4259° N, 71.7929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STERLING (3B3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4259&lon=-71.7929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89061, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89061-2010-06-25) (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: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810726044399A

## Narrative

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

FLARED TOO HIGH ON LANDING. LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED. IMPACT PRODUCED SUBSTANTIAL AIRPLANE 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 NYC81FNE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE23), Jul 26, 1981: Cessna 152 (N89061), Sterling, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N89061 (1)

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

- [Incident 20001004037499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001004037499I), Oct 4, 2000: Cessna 152 (N89061), Trenton, NJ, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot's statement: coming in on runway 24 for landing. As I was about to land I then hit ground. The right wing caught a gust of wind and the left wing…

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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