# Incident 19971112041919I: Cessna 152, Blaine, MN, November 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1997, 17:15 local time
- Place: Blaine, MN
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1791° N, 93.1794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1791&lon=-93.1794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48863, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48863-2019-11-29) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,190 total, 600 in this make and model, 282 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98IA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98IA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971112041919I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 12, 1997, AT 1715 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N48863, OPERATED BY A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER EXPERIENCING AN ASYMMETRIC FLAP CONDITION WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE VICINITY OF ANOKA COUNTY AIRPORT, NEAR BLAINE, MINNESOTA. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND NEITHER THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT NOR THE DUAL STUDENT REPORTED INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ANOKA COUNTY AIRPORT AT 1630 CST.

## 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 CHI98IA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98IA035), Nov 12, 1997: Cessna 152 (N48863), Blaine, MN, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the fracture of the flap cable as a result of fatigue cracking.

## Other reports on N48863 (2)

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

- [Accident 19930117000639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930117000639A), Jan 17, 1993: Cessna 152 (N48863), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Slid off icy runway on landing. Struck snowbank and nosed over. Ice crosswind and student pilot were factors.
- [Accident 19790228003889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228003889A), Feb 28, 1979: Cessna 152 (N48863), Blaine, MN, Substantial damage. Student pilot landed short of runway, struck snowbank. Stopped on runway.

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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