# Accident 19811110072999A: Cessna 152, Bakersfield, CA, November 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4646L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4646L-2002-04-10) (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 O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 44 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DVA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811110072999A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE HARD LANDING RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL 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 LAX82DVA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVA07), Nov 10, 1981: Cessna 152 (N4646L), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4646L (1)

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

- [Incident 20000404022759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000404022759I), Apr 4, 2000: Cessna 152 (N4646L), East Grand Fork, MN. (-23)On April 4, 2000 at 1255 local time a Cessna 152 registered to gfk leasing encountered a partial loss of power during cruis flight while on a…

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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