# NTSB investigations: Cessna 152, OH 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 1 of 2 · 75 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB ERA22LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA331.md): Cessna 152 · Hillsboro, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 12, 2022 · N49189 · Substantial damage > The pilot's loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion. - [NTSB ERA22LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA211.md): Cessna 152 · Wadsworth, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 28, 2022 · N46733 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while attempting to land in a crosswind. - [NTSB CEN22LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA022.md): Cessna 152 · Wadsworth, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 23, 2021 · N94400 · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the final approach resulting in a bounced landing. - [NTSB CEN21LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA413.md): Cessna 152 · Stow, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 24, 2021 · N95445 · Substantial damage > The airplane’s impact with a deer during a night landing. - [NTSB CEN20CA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA371.md): Cessna 152 · Willoughby, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Aug 24, 2020 · N94589 · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s improper landing flare that resulted in a porpoise and collapsed nose landing gear. - [NTSB GAA17CA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA335.md): Cessna 152 · Stow, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 12, 2017 · N95821 · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s rudder overcorrection during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control. - [NTSB CEN14CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA078.md): Cessna 152 · Columbia Station, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 7, 2013 · N93756 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate flight planning and decision to land on the soft grass/turf runway which resulted in a nose over. - [NTSB CEN13CA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA556.md): Cessna 152 · Wadsworth, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 24, 2013 · N24800 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to adequately maintain airspeed during a go-around. - [NTSB CEN11CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA278.md): Cessna 152 · Stow, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 9, 2011 · N95469 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB NYC05FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA069.md): Cessna 152 · Williamsburg, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 2005 · N24779 · Substantial damage > An improperly installed rudder bumper, which resulted in a rudder jam during spin training and subsequent uncontrolled descent into terrain. A factor was the operator did not comply with the service bulletin. - [NTSB NYC05CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA050.md): Cessna 152 · Kelleys Island, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 5, 2005 · N4649M · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during landing. - [NTSB NYC05LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA002.md): Cessna 152 · Harrison, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 2004 · N68298 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The Cessna 152 pilot's improper traffic pattern procedure and improper radio communication, which resulted in a mid-air collision with a Cessna 172. A factor in the accident was both pilots' failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout. - [NTSB NYC04LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA218.md): Cessna 152 · Dayton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 2004 · N67520 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise flight, due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB NYC04CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA138.md): Cessna 152 · Elyria, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 9, 2004 · N802MC · Substantial damage > The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB IAD04CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA014.md): Cessna 152 · Hamilton, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 7, 2004 · N4713B · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. The student pilot becoming lost/disoriented is a contributing factor. - [NTSB NYC03LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA059.md): Cessna 152 · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2003 · N170SU · Substantial damage > The student pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude and the instructor's delayed remedial action, - [NTSB IAD03LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA010.md): Cessna 152 · Springfield, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 2002 · N49422 · Substantial damage > Inadequate installation of the number 3 cylinder. - [NTSB NYC01LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA218.md): Cessna 152 · Newark, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2001 · N757PZ · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an aborted landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind conditions. - [NTSB IAD01LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA084.md): Cessna 152 · Gallipolis, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2001 · N48228 · Substantial damage > collision with a deer during take-off roll. - [NTSB NYC99LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA168.md): Cessna 152 · Stow, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1999 · N95435 · Substantial damage > Was the failure of the flight instructor to recognize the high sink rate and apply corrective action in a timely manner. - [NTSB IAD98FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98FA095.md): Cessna 152 · Blue Ash, OH · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1998 · N93784 · Destroyed > the pilot's inaccurate calculation of the fuel which resulted in exhaustion of fuel and subsequent loss of engine power. - [NTSB NYC98LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA014.md): Cessna 152 · Piqua, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1997 · N6154Q · Substantial damage > The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition. - [NTSB IAD96LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA114.md): Cessna 152 · Blue Ash, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1996 · N6468Q · Substantial damage > failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, while rolling to takeoff from a touch-and-go landing. - [NTSB BFO96LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA035.md): Cessna 152 · Hudson, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 1995 · N47316 · Substantial damage > the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power due to an inadequate supply of fuel. Factors relating to the accident were: false fuel quantity indication from the left fuel quantity gauge,… - [NTSB BFO95LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA011.md): Cessna 152 · Bucyrus, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 1994 · N160UU · Substantial damage > The pilot's faliure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. - [NTSB BFO94LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA051.md): Cessna 152 · Bath, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1994 · N47316 · Substantial damage > loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the frozen, snow covered terrain. - [NTSB NYC93LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA100.md): Cessna 152 · Cincinnati, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1993 · N24938 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper inflight planning and decision resulting in fuel exhaustion, and the subsequent forced landing and collision with power lines. - [NTSB BFO93LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA038.md): Cessna 152 · Petersburg, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 1993 · N5523L · Substantial damage > Loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. A factor related to the accident was the short, soft, hilly terrain condition in the emergency landing area. - [NTSB NYC92LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA075.md): Cessna 152 · Ravenna, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1992 · N47109 · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during a touch and go which resulted in the airplane departing the runway and striking a ditch. Factors related to the accident were the improper use of the flight controls by the pilot and his lack of… - [NTSB NYC91LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA033.md): Cessna 152 · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 1990 · N6107B · Substantial damage > Aircraft control was not maintained by the student pilot. - [NTSB NYC91LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA041.md): Cessna 152 · Zanesville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 1990 · N757FW · Substantial damage > Improper use of carburetor heat by the pilot, which resulted in a loss of power due to carburetor ice. Factors related to the accident were: carburetor icing (weather) conditions and soft terrain in the emergency landing area. - [NTSB NYC91LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA015.md): Cessna 152 · Kent, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 1990 · N5331P · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > Failure of both pilots to maintain visual separation in the landing traffic pattern. Factors to this mid-air collision were the excessive number of airplanes in the airport traffic pattern and radio frequency congestion. - [NTSB NYC90FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA220.md): Cessna 152 · Plain City, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1990 · N95644 · Destroyed > Poor judgement of the pilot due to consumption of alcohol, flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft due to spatial disorientation. Factors related to the accident were: darkness,… - [NTSB CHI90FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA105.md): Cessna 152 · Oberlin, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1990 · N4671M · Destroyed > Improper use of carburetor heat by the dual student, carburetor ice, inadequate supervision to correct the situation by the instructor pilot (CFI), and failure of the CFI to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall. Carburetor icing condition was… - [NTSB CHI90LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA012.md): Cessna 152 · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 1989 · N24800 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB CHI90LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA004.md): Cessna 152 · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1989 · N4875H · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB ATL89LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA148.md): Cessna 152 · Hinckley, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 18, 1989 · N24334 · Substantial damage > The pilots failure to calculate proper fuel consumption for the flight which resulted in fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ATL89LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA141.md): Cessna 152 · Ravenna, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 4, 1989 · N47316 · Substantial damage > Pilot in command failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft while landing in a gusty crosswind. The crosswind component exceeded the published demonstrated crosswind capability of the airplane. - [NTSB ATL89LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA129.md): Cessna 152 · Gratis, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1989 · N757HJ · Substantial damage > The foreign material (bird nest) in the engine compartment, and failure of the dual student or instructor pilot (CFI) to identify and remove it during their preflight inspection of the aircraft. Soft terrain in the emergency landing area and smoke from the… - [NTSB CHI89LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA002.md): Cessna 152II · Ashland, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1988 · N49135 · Substantial damage > While enroute on a cross country flight from buffalo, new york to mansfield, Ohio, the aircraft experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot performed emergency procedures and executed a forced landing in a farmer's open field. The pilot stated that… - [NTSB ATL88LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA189.md): Cessna 152 · East Liverpool, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1988 · N89059 · Substantial damage > The student pilot reported that he flared late during ldg. The airplane ballooned and started drifting to the right. The student added pwr and left rudder in an attempt to maintain control; he 'overcompensated' with left rudder input, and lost directional… - [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 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 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 ATL87LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA228.md): Cessna 152 · New Albany, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1987 · N6341B · Substantial damage > The airplane nosed over during a forced ldg in a soft field. The CFI reported that he had initiated a simulated engine power loss at about 2200 ft AGL by either pulling the mixture control or by turning off the fuel selector; he could not recall specifically… - [NTSB ATL87DEI10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEI10.md): Cessna 152 · Kent, OH · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 16, 1987 · N95469 · Substantial damage > The student plt was on his third solo flight. As he was flaring to land, the aircraft ballooned twice and he initiated a recovery by adding power. However, the airplane settled and contacted the runway with the nosewheel first, damaging an engine mount &… - [NTSB ATL87LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA213.md): Cessna 152 · Middlefield, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 1987 · N4649M · Substantial damage > The student plt's seat slid back during the takeoff roll, following a touch-and-go ldg. The student lost directional control and the airplane ran off the left side of the rwy. The airplane impacted a ditch and nosed over. Post-crash exam of the seat assy by a… - [NTSB CHI86LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA001.md): Cessna 152 · Ravenna, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1985 · N5331P · Substantial damage > According to the initial solo stufent pilot, he landed uneventfully, applied takeoff power and reached down to retract the flaps. As the aircraft began to accelerate it began to drift to the left. The student pilot applied right rudder but the aircraft… - [NTSB CHI85LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA388.md): Cessna 152 · Delta, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1985 · N24278 · Substantial damage > The plt was performing a soft fld landing. When the nose wheel settled onto the airstrip it dug into the soft terrain, collapsed and the acft nosed over. - [NTSB CHI85LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA107.md): Cessna 152 · Mansfield, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1985 · N93154 · Substantial damage > The student pilot was given clearance to land rwy 14, but lined up & landed rwy 05 which was snow & ice covered. The pilot lost control on landing roll striking a snow bank and turning over. Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?model=2071835&state=OH&page=2 ## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'OH' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND 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&state=OH --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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