# Accident 19830818042939A: Cessna 152, Akron, CO, August 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Akron, CO
- Airport: Akron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1756° N, 103.2220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1756&lon=-103.2220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4877P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4877P-2003-10-24) (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: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830818042939A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MADE HARD LANDING AND PORPOISED ON THE RUNWAY. IMPACTS COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 DEN83LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA192), Aug 18, 1983: Cessna 152 (N4877P), Akron, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4877P (1)

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

- [Incident 19930512017259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930512017259I), May 12, 1993: Cessna 152 (N4877P), Portmouth, VA, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing. Bounced several times. Damaged nose wheel.

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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