# Accident 19830130003139A: Cessna 152, Sedan, KS, January 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Sedan, KS
- Airport: Sedan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 37.1198° N, 96.1804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1198&lon=-96.1804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47526, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47526-2013-04-09) (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: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830130003139A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT OFF COURSE MADE A DOWNWIND LANDING AT AN UNSCHEDULED AIRPORT. OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY. HIT A FENCE, NOSED OVER.

## 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 MKC83LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA062), Jan 30, 1983: Cessna 152 (N47526), Sedan, KS, substantial damage

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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