# Accident 19820803034779A: Cessna 152, Belvidere, IL, August 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Belvidere, IL
- Airport: Belvidere
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2654° N, 88.8878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belvidere, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2654&lon=-88.8878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65561, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65561) (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: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820803034779A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FAILED TO LEVEL OFF FOR LANDING. NOSE WHEEL BROKE FROM IMPACT, DAMAGED MOTOR MOUNTS AND FIREWALL

## 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 CHI82DA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA293), Aug 3, 1982: Cessna 152 (N65561), Belvidere, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N65561 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880204015829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880204015829I), Feb 4, 1988: Cessna 152 (N65561), Kekoskee, WI. Aircraft made forced landing in a wheat field due to fuel exhaustion. Found fuel tank transmitter float missing.
- [Incident 19791111054019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111054019I), Nov 11, 1979: Cessna 152 (N65561), Dekalb, IL, Minor damage. Student lost directional control in crosswind landing. Aircraft track 300 , heading 270. Nose gear strut failed

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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