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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Palacios, TX · September 24, 1982

Date
September 24, 1982 · 15:00 local
Place
Palacios, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N47973
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82DA396
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total150 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Collided with a large bird on climb to cruise. Impact near wing tip bent wing spar. Returned to base safely.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH A LARGE BIRD ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. IMPACT NEAR WING TIP BENT WING SPAR. RETURNED TO BASE SAFELY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.