# Accident 19840128003539A: Cessna 152, Detroit Lakes, MN, January 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1984, 10:00 local time
- Place: Detroit Lakes, MN
- Airport: Detroit Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8095° N, 95.8399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8095&lon=-95.8399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25469, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25469) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 800 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840128003539A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON SHORT FINAL. CFI BLAMED BLOWING SNOW OBSCURED OBSTRUCTION. WAS TOO LOW AND SLOW FOR CONDITIONS

## 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 CHI84LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA106), Jan 28, 1984: Cessna 152 (N25469), Detroit Lakes, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25469 (3)

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

- [Incident 20220727023239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220727023239I), Jul 27, 2022: Cessna 152 (N25469), West Miami, FL, Minor damage. This office recieved report of an aircraft accident from Miami TRACON.circumstances was [privacy data omitted] C152 squaked 7700 and was observed descending…
- [Incident 19920201001529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920201001529I), Feb 1, 1992: Cessna 152 (N25469), Bemidji, MN, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on a crosswind takeoff. Veered off runway into snow bank.
- [Incident 19870530041369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530041369I), May 30, 1987: Cessna 152 (N25469), Eveleth, MN, Minor damage. Solo student landed on a closed runway. Damage to the nose gear.

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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