# Accident 19830707030859A: Cessna 152, Carson City, NV, July 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1403° N, 119.7093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1403&lon=-119.7093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5262M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830707030859A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED ON CROSSWIND LANDING. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY.TRIED TO GO AROUND.LOST CONTROL. HIT GROUND 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 LAX83LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA325), Jul 7, 1983: Cessna 152 (N5262M), Carson City, NV, 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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