# Accident 19860903044839A: Cessna 152, Onawa, IA, September 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1986, 17:55 local time
- Place: Onawa, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0193° N, 96.0795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0193&lon=-96.0795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45986, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45986-2011-07-15) (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: 10 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860903044839A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. STUDENT PILOT.

## 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 MKC86LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA185), Sep 3, 1986: Cessna 152 (N45986), Onawa, IA, 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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