# Accident 19830212007599A: Cessna 152, St Cloud, MN, February 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: St Cloud, MN
- Airport: St Cloud
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5502° N, 94.1710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5502&lon=-94.1710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93214, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93214) (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 O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830212007599A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO ARREST HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT IN A SNOWBANK AND FLIPPED 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 CHI83LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA110), Feb 12, 1983: Cessna 152 (N93214), St. Cloud, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N93214 (3)

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

- [Accident 20130201002812A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130201002812A), Feb 1, 2013: Cessna 152 (N93214), College Station, TX, Minor damage. On the morning of 02-01-2013, Cirrus aircraft model SR22, N247RB, departed austin executive airport (edc) at approximately 07:49 local for a demonstration…
- [Incident 19980913039469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980913039469I), Sep 13, 1998: Cessna 152 (N93214), St Cloud, MN, Minor damage. (-5)The pilot stated that just before touch down, the seat back slipped back one notch causing him to lose control of the aircraft momentarially. The aircraft…
- [Incident 19850815061929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850815061929I), Aug 15, 1985: Cessna 152 (N93214), Sauk Centre, MN, Minor damage. Bounced on touchdown and then touched down nose first. Left wingtip struck the sod runway.

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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