# Accident 19820519016809A: Cessna 152, Ainsworth, NE, May 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1982, 15:15 local time
- Place: Ainsworth, NE
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5400° N, 99.8509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5400&lon=-99.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5399B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5399B) (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: 62 total, 59 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820519016809A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED ON CLOSED RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. LOST CONTROL IN GUSTY QUARTERING TAILWIND. NOSED UP ON STRIKING CORN PILE.

## 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 MKC82DA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA084), May 19, 1982: Cessna 152 (N5399B), Ainsworth, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5399B (3)

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

- [Accident 19990930043089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990930043089A), Sep 30, 1999: Cessna 152 (N5399B), Slaton, TX, No damage. (-23) On September 30, 1999, stewart warren hicks, student pilot certificate #EE-2928587, operated Cessna 152, N5399B, on a solo cross country flight,…
- [Accident 19911009045559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911009045559A), Oct 9, 1991: Cessna 152 (N5399B), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit during approach to airport from local flight. Nosed over landing. Fuel tanks down to unusable fuel.
- [Incident 19910219006469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910219006469I), Feb 19, 1991: Cessna 152 (N5399B), Slaton, TX. Engine running rough. Landed safely at airport. Found right magneto inoperative due to bad coil and a fouled plug.

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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