# Accident 19850502020372A: Cessna 152, Sussex, WI, May 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1985, 08:58 local time
- Place: Sussex, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1290° N, 88.2096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1290&lon=-88.2096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6464L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6464L-2012-03-16) (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: 71 total, 65 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850502020372A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT SAW 5182C AND ATTEMPTED AN EVASIVE MANEUVER DURING CLIMBOUT. ENSUING IMPACT DAMAGED FLAP AND STABILIZER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5182C, Beech B35: [Accident 19850502020371A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850502020371A)

## 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 CHI85FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA185), May 2, 1985: Cessna 152 (N6464L), Sussex, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6464L (4)

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

- [Incident 20050908020549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050908020549I), Sep 8, 2005: Cessna 152 (N6464L), Eugene, OR. (-23) Pilot planned a VFR flight from redding, CA (rdd) to hillsboro, OR (hio) in a Cessna 152. Total distance (303NM). Pilot reported an engine failure to…
- [Incident 19940419013209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940419013209I), Apr 19, 1994: Cessna 152 (N6464L), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing. Lost control.
- [Incident 19921118050409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921118050409I), Nov 18, 1992: Cessna 152 (N6464L), Denver, CO. Pilot experienced electrical smoke in pattern. Declared emergency. ATC did not receive report. CFR not called.
- [Accident 19811216081099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811216081099A), Dec 16, 1981: Cessna 152 (N6464L), Pewaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Student pilot landed long. Unable to stop on runway. Hit a ditch. Flipped over. Had a quartering cross, tailwind.

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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