# Accident 19810802047019A: Cessna 152, Palm Beach, FL, August 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Palm Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6948° N, 80.0419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6948&lon=-80.0419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48889, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48889-2014-10-14) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 275 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DKT85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT85) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802047019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PRACTICING STALLS. ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND. AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 MIA81DKT85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT85), Aug 2, 1981: Cessna 152 (N48889), Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48889 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970606016569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970606016569I), Jun 6, 1997: Cessna 152 (N48889), Jupiter, FL. Narrative: student pilot failed to insure adequate available fuel for his cross country flight. During last leg of flight from new smyrna, FL (34J) to lantana,…

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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