# Accident 19971005030089A: Cessna 152, Dover, DE, October 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1997
- Place: Dover, DE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.1500° N, 75.5103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1500&lon=-75.5103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89627, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89627-2000-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971005030089A

## Narrative

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

SKIDDED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING, 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 IAD98LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA003), Oct 5, 1997: Cessna 152 (N89627), Dover, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed which resulted in an overrun of the runway.

## Other reports on N89627 (2)

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

- [Accident 19901217063199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901217063199A), Dec 17, 1990: Cessna 152 (N89627), Lincoln Park, NJ, Substantial damage. Student on first solo. Bounced landing. Drifted. Both wing tips hit ground by overcontrolling. Stopped off runway.
- [Accident 19870418012259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870418012259A), Apr 18, 1987: Cessna 152 (N89627), Gainesville, FL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near destination. Landed hard on a taxiway due to a stall on the flare. Impact collapsed nose gear.

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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