# Accident 19811002065039A: Cessna 152, Point Lookout, MO, October 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1981, 23:15 local time
- Place: Point Lookout, MO
- Airport: M. Graham Clark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6259° N, 93.2289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of M GRAHAM CLARK DOWNTOWN (PLK), within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6259&lon=-93.2289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49480, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49480-2000-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 328 total, 43 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DCG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811002065039A

## Narrative

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

HIGH AND SLOW ON FINAL. STALLED TRYING TO SLIP AIRCRAFT. LANDED SHORT. NOSE WHEEL SEVERED BY LIP OF THRESHOLD.

## 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 MKC82DCG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCG01), Oct 2, 1981: Cessna 152 (N49480), Point Lookout, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N49480 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910523026629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910523026629I), May 23, 1991: Cessna 152 (N49480), Groton - New Lo, CT, Minor damage. Wind gust caused pilot to lose directional control of aircraft. Veered off runway. Struck taxiway sign and lights.

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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