# Accident 19851011052469A: Cessna 152, Ontario, OR, October 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ontario, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0799° N, 117.0107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0799&lon=-117.0107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24977, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24977-1992-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 654 total, 126 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851011052469A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. NO REASON FOUND TO EXPLAIN WHY ENGINE QUIT RUNNING.

## 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 SEA86LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA012), Oct 12, 1985: Cessna 152 (N24977), Ontario, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24977 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920403008859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920403008859A), Apr 3, 1992: Cessna 152 (N24977), Yucca Valley, CA, Destroyed. Reported power loss and engine seizure over mountains. Engine was stolen after aircraft crashed. Unable know cause.
- [Incident 19811206086579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811206086579I), Dec 6, 1981: Cessna 152 (N24977), Sandy, OR, Minor damage. Student was overshooting, misunderstood instructions to abort and landed long, running off end of runway.

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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