# Accident 19910919041739A: Cessna 152, Marion, IN, September 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1991, 08:45 local time
- Place: Marion, IN
- Airport: Marion Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5405° N, 85.6604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5405&lon=-85.6604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5463L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5463L-1996-12-18) (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: 26 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910919041739A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TOUCH AND GO RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 CHI91LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA295), Sep 19, 1991: Cessna 152 (N5463L), Marion, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN FROM A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING.

## Other reports on N5463L (1)

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

- [Accident 19961018033159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961018033159A), Oct 18, 1996: Cessna 152 (N5463L), Clinton, AR, No damage. Aircraft landing bounced, yawed across the runway, powered up in order to straighten up, then pushed into ground. (-23) student pilot landed hard in gusty…

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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