# Accident 19820810036439A: Cessna 152, Moore Haven, FL, August 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1982, 15:10 local time
- Place: Moore Haven, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 26.8338° N, 81.0985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moore Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8338&lon=-81.0985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68266, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68266) (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: 95 total, 53 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820810036439A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ELECTED TO LAND AFTER ENCOUNTERING THUNDERSTORM AREA EN ROUTE. FIELD WAS WET, AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER 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 MIA82DA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA169), Aug 10, 1982: Cessna 172 (N68266), Moore Haven, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N68266 (2)

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

- [Incident 19930811034049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930811034049I), Aug 11, 1993: Cessna 152 (N68266), Raleigh-Durham, NC. Engine quit on cliombout. Returned and landed safely. Found NR1 cylinder head cracked.
- [Incident 19810613062489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810613062489I), Jun 13, 1981: Cessna 152 (N68266), Gainesville, FL. Za due to weather pilot deviated course. Fuel exhausted on rollout.

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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