# Accident 20030121000569A: Cessna 152, Norman, OK, January 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2003, 12:26 local time
- Place: Norman, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1736° N, 97.2169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1736&lon=-97.2169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47257, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47257-2003-05-23) (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 O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030121000569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE FLYING A PIPELINE PATROL. (-23 AMENDMENT) WERE NOT ABLE TO VERIFY PILOT FLIGHT RECORDS DUE TO SPOUSE UNABLE TO LOCATE OTHER PILOT LOGBOOKS.

## 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 FTW03FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA086), Jan 21, 2003: Cessna 152 (N47257), Norman, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, resulting in an inadvertent stall . Factors contributing to the accident were the low altitude and the prevailing high winds.

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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