# Accident 20140705011429A: Cessna 152, Denton, TX, July 5, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2014, 17:00 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: U9FS
- Location: 33.2019° N, 97.2750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2019&lon=-97.2750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49785, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49785) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 126 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140705011429A

## Narrative

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

N49785 A CESSNA 152 WAS ON A ROUTINE TRAINING FLIGHT WITH TWO US CERTIFICATED PILOTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED FROM KDTO TO KRPH WERE IT CONDUCTED SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON RETURN TO BASE AT KDTO THE PILOTS WERE IN CRUISE AT 3500 FEET WHEN THEY HEARD A ?BOOM? SOUND. THEY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS ENGINE RELATED AND INCREASED THE MIXTURE AND ADJUSTED THE ENGINE CONTROLS.  A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 18 AT KDTO.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AND THE PILOTS WENT INSIDE TO DISPATCH FOR ANOTHER FLIGHT ON THE SAME AIRCRAFT AND DURING THE PREFLIGHT THEY NOTICED THE BUCKLED SKIN AFT OF THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE.

## 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 CEN14LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA351), Jul 5, 2014: Cessna 152 (N49785), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight failure of the right wing’s rear spar.

## Other reports on N49785 (2)

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

- [Accident 20241109022159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241109022159A), Nov 9, 2024: Cessna 152 (N49785), Bridgeport, TX, Destroyed. Student pilot states he was high on base, increased rate of descent to @ 1000FPM to correct. Restabilized on final. Decided to go around too late. Applied full…
- [Accident 19811005068149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811005068149A), Oct 5, 1981: Cessna 152 (N49785), Mcgregor, TX, Substantial damage. Solo student lot directional control of airplane on landing roll.

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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