# Accident 19850910044009A: Cessna 152, Modesto, CA, September 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1985, 08:41 local time
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: Harry Sham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6301° N, 120.9703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6301&lon=-120.9703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5477B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5477B-2014-10-27) (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: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850910044009A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLARED TOO HIGH AND STUDENT ADDED POWER AND PULLED NOSE UP. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING STALL TO RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX85LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA388), Sep 10, 1985: Cessna 152 (N5477B), Modesto, CA, 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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