# Accident 19971026030979A: Cessna A152, Lincoln, NE, October 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1997
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.9476° N, 74.3145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9476&lon=-74.3145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4950A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4950A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971026030979A

## Narrative

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

ACFT PORPOISED ON LANDING AND FLIPPED OVER LINCOLN, NE.

## 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 IAD98LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA008), Oct 26, 1997: Cessna 152 (N4950A), Lincoln Park, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare during touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent encounter with terrain.

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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