# Accident 19850730076699A: Cessna 152, Indianapolis, IN, July 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1985, 10:10 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Mt Comfort
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48241, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48241) (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: 536 total, 313 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850730076699A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BALLOONED ON LANDING. PUSHED FULL RIGHT RUDDER. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO TALL GRASS AND NOSED 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 CHI85LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA322), Jul 30, 1985: Cessna 152II (N48241), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48241 (2)

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

- [Accident 19870123001039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870123001039A), Jan 23, 1987: Cessna 152 (N48241), Lincoln, IL, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off side of the runway during landing rollout. Student reported patchy ice and snowdrifts.
- [Accident 19850329010209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850329010209A), Mar 29, 1985: Cessna 152 (N48241), Richmond, IN, Substantial damage. Stalled several feet above runway after a bad bounce. Nose gear collapsed on second impact, aircraft nosed over.

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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