# Accident 19960709016199A: Cessna 152, Salt Lake City, UT, July 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1996, 20:08 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8097° N, 111.9391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8097&lon=-111.9391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4897P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4897P-2010-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 29 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960709016199A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED TWICE ON LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND DRIFTED. STALLED. HIT NOSE FIRST AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 SEA96LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA149), Jul 10, 1996: Cessna 152 (N4897P), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during go-around. The student pilot's improper level-off was a factor.

## Other reports on N4897P (1)

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

- [Incident 19930303008959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930303008959I), Mar 3, 1993: Cessna 152 (N4897P), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Pilot taxied behind a KC135 in runup area. Jet blast caused the 152 to tip up on its nose.

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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