# NTSB investigations: Cessna 152 NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. Page 30 of 55 · 2,738 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB ATL88LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA156.md): Cessna 152 · Danville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1988 · N4835B · Substantial damage > The plt reported that the engine began to run rough about 2 hrs & 45 minutes into the low-level aerial photo flt. The engine subsequently lost power altogether and the plt made a forced ldg in a marsh. The airplane nosed over during the ldg. Post-crash exam… - [NTSB ATL88FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA150.md): Cessna 152 · Moncks Corner, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 1988 · N94251 · Substantial damage - [NTSB BFO88FIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FIG01.md): Cessna 152 · Annapolis, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Apr 17, 1988 · N5269H · Substantial damage > The stu & instr were returning to mitchellville after doing several touch & go landings at stevensville. The acft was level at 1700 ft when a power loss occurred. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. The instr took control of the acft and landed… - [NTSB MIA88LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA153.md): Cessna 152 · Olive Branch, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1988 · N4830B · Substantial damage > The plt stated that as he was rolling out on the runway, the right wing lifted, and in an attempt to correct the situation, the acft went off the right side of the runway, flipped over and came to rest inverted. - [NTSB MIA88LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA151.md): Cessna 152 · Orlando, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1988 · N714SW · Substantial damage > The plt stated that he was enroute to sanford, FL when the engine lost power. He then landed on I-4, striking a van with the left wing and propeller. The operator stated that prior to removing the wings in order to transport the acft back to sanford, all the… - [NTSB ATL88IA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA144.md): Cessna 152 · York, SC · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1988 · N93802 · Minor damage > The acft was to be ferried back to the home arpt after an eng overhaul. The plt rprtd it was located on rough/sod & required full power to taxi from the parking area. After the acft began moving, he attempted to make a rgt turn onto the taxiway. However, he… - [NTSB LAX88LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA158.md): Cessna 152 · Temecula, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 1988 · N5518H · Substantial damage > While on final approach, the pilot encountered crosswind conditions and was unable to maintain the runway centerline. The pilot advanced the throttle and remembered hearing the stall horn. The aircraft cleared a building by 10 feet off the side of the runway… - [NTSB ATL88LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA140.md): Cessna 152 · Center Village, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 1988 · N5089P · Substantial damage > The CFI attempted to demonstrate a short-field takeoff to his student, with a tailwind. He reported believing at the time that a light cross-wind/quartering tailwind was blowing. He elected to depart from rwy 27, because rwy 09 had utility wires at the… - [NTSB ATL88LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA133.md): Cessna 152 · Macon, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1988 · N49409 · Substantial damage > The acft was taxiing for departure when a gust of wind lifted the left wing and the acft overturned. The surface winds were reported at 16 knots with gusts to 27 knots. The plt stated that proper flight control inputs were used for taxiing in windy conditions. - [NTSB LAX88FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA149.md): Cessna 152 · Chandler, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1988 · N6227H · Substantial damage - [NTSB ATL88LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA126.md): Cessna 152 · Charleston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 1988 · N68726 · Substantial damage > The student plt rptd that the airplane was low on final appch, and that he applied pwr to maintain altitude. After crossing the rwy threshold, he reduced the pwr to idle & lowered the nose to maintain airspeed. He initiated a flare prior to touchdown, but the… - [NTSB MIA88LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA143.md): Cessna 152 · San Juan, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1988 · N89224 · Substantial damage > The student plt completed 5 touch & go's with his instructor before dropping her off for first supervised solo flight. On the first touch & go landing, the acft bounced after touchdown on the main landing gear. The student plt added power, lowered the nose… - [NTSB SEA88LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA058.md): Cessna 152 · Gold Bar, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1988 · N4932H · Substantial damage > The instructor pilot and his dual student flew into a canyon area. The aircraft was allowed to fly too close to rising terrain which the aircraft was unable to outclimb. During a turn to reverse direction the aircraft collided with terrain. The CFI stated… - [NTSB DEN88LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA082.md): Cessna 152 · Fort Collins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1988 · N47567 · Substantial damage > The private plt was performing a night solo training flight in the local area. After several stop and go landings, the plt was returning to her home airport. At 6300FT MSL, in cruise flight, the plt reported that the engine quit. Attempts to restart were not… - [NTSB ANC88LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA036.md): Cessna 152 · Big Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 1988 · N68945 · Substantial damage > The newly certificated private pilot was attempting to perform a soft-field, touch-and-go landing at an unimproved, off-airport site in deep snow. The airplane's main landing gear became mired in the snow, the nose wheel pitched down and the airplane… - [NTSB NYC88LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA104.md): Cessna 152 · Morristown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 1988 · N48900 · Substantial damage > During a landing rollout, the flight encountered strong gusty crosswinds. The aircraft ran off the right side of the runway. The nose wheel dug into mud and the prop and left wing tip made contact with the ground. - [NTSB ANC88LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA035.md): Cessna 152 · Chugiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1988 · N96082 · Substantial damage > The flight instructor was giving dual instruction to a student pilot on night landings. On the sixth touch-and-go landing, the instructor turned the landing light off for a no-light landing. The student landed the aircraft to the right of centerline, and… - [NTSB ATL88LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA112.md): Cessna 152 · Statesville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 1988 · N25265 · Substantial damage > The airplane encountered a crosswind gust at touchdown and the student plt lost control. The airplane veered off of the side of the rwy and subsequently impacted an embankment. The student had about 8 hrs of total solo flt experience, about 6 of which was… - [NTSB MIA88LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA118.md): Cessna 152 · Columbus, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 29, 1988 · N65532 · Substantial damage > The plt stated that he was simulating a loss of power & then attempting to turn back to the arpt & land on the runway that they departed from. As he was turning back from an approximate altitude of 600 feet, the acft stalled & crashed. - [NTSB NYC88LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA086.md): Cessna 152 · Concord, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 1988 · N6341H · Substantial damage > The student pilot was attempting a landing at Concord municipal airport. The aircraft touched down hard, bounced and at this time the pilot applied full throttle in an attempt to abort the landing and go around. However the aircraft veered left and struck… - [NTSB DEN88LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA074.md): Cessna 152 · Hurricane, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 1988 · N67515 · Substantial damage > The student plt said that when he departed st. george, UT for Hurricane, which is 21 NM northeast, the wind was from the south at about 5 KTS. He landed to the north at Hurricane. He said he did not notice any wind as he prepared to depart to the south. Upon… - [NTSB MIA88LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA108.md): Cessna 152 · La Belle, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 1988 · N93137 · Substantial damage > While on a personal flt, the passenger requested the instructor plt to demonstrate a forced landing. The plt descended, set up for a normal landing, & when the acft was at an alt of aprx 50- 100 ft, discontinued the descent & added power for climbout. At that… - [NTSB LAX88LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA110.md): Cessna 152 · Seneca, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 1988 · N757NM · Destroyed - [NTSB FTW88LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA061.md): Cessna 152 · Tulsa, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 1988 · N669ST · Substantial damage > The pilots experienced a sudden total and complete loss of engine power during climbout after takeoff. Suitable terrain for a safe landing was not available and the aircraft was damaged during landing on a golf course. Examinations of the aircraft and engine… - [NTSB FTW88LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA058.md): Cessna 152 · San Antonio, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 1988 · N68806 · Substantial damage > The pilot experienced a complete loss of engine power while on the final approach. The damage to the aircraft occurred when he had to land on unsuitable terrain during the forced landing. Examination of the aircraft fuel system showed that a fuel line to the… - [NTSB SEA88LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA045.md): Cessna 152 · Palamino Valley, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 1988 · N48890 · Substantial damage > The student pilot was practicing 's' turns over a roadway when engine power loss occurred. Forced landing attempt on the road resulted in a high flare and hard landing, shearing the nose gear. The acft flipped inverted. Engine inspection and test run revealed… - [NTSB CHI88LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA060.md): Cessna 152 · Columbia, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 1988 · N5450Q · Substantial damage > Pilot-in-command's misjudged flare and his failure to attain a proper descent rate. - [NTSB FTW88LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA056.md): Cessna 152 · Tomball, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 1988 · N6614H · Destroyed > The airplane was descending toward the airport when the engine lost power. Application of carburetor heat restored power until next descent. Second descent was started with full carburetor heat applied and power was lost again and could not be restored. Pilot… - [NTSB LAX88LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA099.md): Cessna 152 · El Toro, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 1988 · N4914H · Destroyed > The student plt was practicing touch-&-go landings & was cleared for an apch behind a C-130. He stated that he noted the touchdown point of the C-130 & planned his apch to remain above the C-130'S flt path. However, just before landing, when the acft was at… - [NTSB ATL88LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA077.md): Cessna 152 · Greensboro, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 1988 · N757AS · Substantial damage > The student plt rptd that he attempted to land long to avoid snow and ice on the rwy. The airplane touched down earlier than he intended however, and contacted the snow and ice. The airplane subsequently veered off of the runway, impacted a snowbank, and… - [NTSB DEN88LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA042.md): Cessna 152 · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 1988 · N280SV · Substantial damage > The plt reported that he was making touch and go landings on rwy 09, an asphalt rwy 6200 x 75 ft. the wind was light and variable. The plt said that during the 4th t&g, he landed a little fast and not perfectly aligned with the rwy. When he applied pwr to… - [NTSB MIA88FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA081.md): Cessna 152 · Parkland, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1988 · N24480 · Destroyed > Acft was seen descending in a near vertical dive at a high rate of speed with no rotation along the roll axis. The acft crashed nose first into a newly planted corn field. Post crash examination of the acft structure, flight controls, and engine revealed no… - [NTSB ATL88FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA070.md): Cessna 152 · Ravenna, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1988 · N5364M · Substantial damage - [NTSB MIA88LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA077.md): Cessna 152 · Tallahassee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 1987 · N89126 · Substantial damage > En route to the destination during a cross country flt, the acft was diverted to an alternate arpt due to weather conditions below minimums. Unable to land at the alternate due to poor visibility the non-instrument rated plt requested vectors to the… - [NTSB MIA88LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA073.md): Cessna 152 · Missing · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 1987 · N757EQ · Destroyed > According to the operator the acft departed san juan, PR on a cross country flight to la romana. The acft arrived there & dropped the student off & the plt departed at about 1400 ast on his return trip to san juan. The acft did not arrive at it's destination… - [NTSB CHI88LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA033.md): Cessna 152 · Lincoln, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 1987 · N757KW · Substantial damage > The plt returned to the arpt after dark & noted there was an excessive x-wind for the active rwy. He elected to land on the unlighted grass rwy (rwy 14) which was aligned more favorably with the wind. He thought that on final apch, he had aligned the acft… - [NTSB ATL88FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA046.md): Cessna 152 · Oliver Springs, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1987 · N98BS · Destroyed > The plt had deptd from a small airport nr kingston, TN mid afternoon and had landed at another about 30 nmi to the NE. He remained on the ground 30-45 min departing between 1530-1545. According to info gathered, the aircraft was observed to fly over the oak… - [NTSB NYC88LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA046.md): Cessna 152 · Mendham, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 1987 · N5520H · Substantial damage > The flight instructor had simulated an engine failure. The instructor pulled the throttle to idle and the student went through the checklist procedure for emergency landing. When the student plt applied power for the go-around the engine restarted for about… - [NTSB LAX88LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA054.md): Cessna 152 · San Clemente, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 1987 · N5418P · Substantial damage > A partial loss of eng power occurred while the student plt was on a solo x-country flt. He applied carb heat, but to no avail. The eng continued to run rough & the plt made an emergency landing on upward sloping terrain. During the landing roll, the nose gear… - [NTSB MIA88FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA042.md): Cessna 152 · Okeelanta, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1987 · N89741 · Destroyed > The acft crashed into a wildlife management area in a steep nose down attitude with about 20 degs flaps extended. The stated purpose of the flt was to spot deer & a suitable area in which to hunt. Torsional damage to the airframe suggested that the acft was… - [NTSB BFO88FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA007.md): Cessna 152 · Warrenton, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1987 · N757ER · Destroyed > The acft was observed to be flying straight and level when the sounds of the eng were heard to increase. The only witness saw the acft nose over and dive into the ground. Radar tracking of the acft flt path confirms this. Investigation revealed that the this… - [NTSB LAX88FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA047.md): Cessna 152 · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 1987 · N5478L · Destroyed > The recently rated private pilot and his passenger were flying low and waving to people on the ground. As the aircraft neared electrical service lines across its flight path ground witnesses observed it to enter an abrupt climb, roll left and dive into the… - [NTSB MIA88LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA035.md): Cessna 152 · Zephyrhills, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 1987 · N6369H · Substantial damage > After successful completion of 6 dual touch-and-go landings, the student plt departed to perform 3 touch-and-go landings for her first solo flight. The instructor plt stated that the apch to the first landing appeared to be low & after touchdown, the acft… - [NTSB FTW88LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA027.md): Cessna 152 · Lawton, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 1987 · N65584 · Substantial damage > The student pilot stated that during flare/touchdown the aircraft bounced and came down hard on the nose gear collapsing it and damaging the prop and firewall. The majority of the student pilots flt time was obtained while in the military. - [NTSB NYC88LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA033.md): Cessna 152 · Groucester Twsp, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 1987 · N6385M · Destroyed > The student pilot was on a cross country training flight. He stated that the VOR was inoperative but he recognized the VOR by a road that passed near it. The pilot became disoriented and was not able to locate a checkpoint. He descended to 1500 feet, spotted… - [NTSB CHI88LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA020.md): Cessna 152 · New Hudson, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 1987 · N46065 · Substantial damage > The student pilot was on his first solo flight. Before turning onto final approach to land, he noticed another aircraft ahead, already on final approach. The student decided to s-turn for spacing, but while maneuvering, altitude was lost. Subsequently, he saw… - [NTSB DEN88LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA019.md): Cessna 152 · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 1987 · N49209 · Substantial damage > The recently certificated private plt was taxiing his acft to rwy 9 for a night takeoff. Another acft began its takeoff roll on rwy 9. As a courtesy, the taxiing plt switched off his taxi light so as not to blind the other plt. The taxiing plt used the glow… - [NTSB NYC88LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA028.md): Cessna 152 · Chatham, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 1, 1987 · N757PY · Substantial damage > The duration of the pleasure flight was about 25 minutes and was uneventful. The pilot made the approach and entered the traffic pattern in the standard manner and radioed UNICOM of her intentions to land. The pilot stated that she landed longer than usual… - [NTSB BFO88LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA006.md): Cessna U-206 · Front Royal, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1987 · N756KP · 2 aircraft · Minor damage > The aircraft was involved in a midair collision with N756KP, a Cessna U206 aircraft, while both aircraft were on the final approach to runway 27 at the uncontrolled Front Royal, VA airport. Excellent VFR weather prevailed with 15 miles visibility reported.… - [NTSB NYC88LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA015.md): Cessna 152 · Pepperell, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1987 · N310DW · Substantial damage > A student pilot on a cross country training flight experienced fuel exhaustion at about 3500 feet. The pilot stated that when the engine lost power he contacted approach control on 121.5 but did not have sufficient altitude to make it to an airport. The… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?model=2071835&page=31 ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071835')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071835&page=30 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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