# Accident 19881204053909A: Cessna 152, Denver, CO, December 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1988, 11:58 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7508° N, 104.5995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7508&lon=-104.5995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4782B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4782B-2013-08-08) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881204053909A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD,BOUNCED,CAME DOWN ON NOSE WHEEL AND DESTROYED THE WHEEL THEN NOSED OVER. ANXIETY AND SKILL ARE FACTORS.

## 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 DEN89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA039), Dec 4, 1988: Cessna 152 (N4782B), Watkins, CO, 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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