# NTSB investigations: Cessna 152, WV

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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB NYC98LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA149.md): Cessna 152 · Philippi, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1998 · N69193 · Substantial damage
  > Was the failure of an exhaust valve. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable landing area encountered by the pilot.
- [NTSB BFO95LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA091.md): Cessna 152 · Martinsburg, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1995 · N68969 · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing/aborted landing sequence. A related factor is the student pilot's lack of total flight experience.
- [NTSB BFO91LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA005.md): Cessna C152 · Bridgeport, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 1990 · N757RM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to avoid a collision with deer which had moved onto the runway during their takeoff roll. The dark night contributed to the accident by limiting the pilots' visual outlook.
- [NTSB BFO90LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA031.md): Cessna 152 · Grafton, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 1990 · N65538 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat, when operating at reduced power in conditions which were conducive to carburetor ice.
- [NTSB ATL86LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA237.md): Cessna 152 · Charleston, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1986 · N66989 · Substantial damage
  > The plt flew the aircraft twice, another plt flew it once then the plt attempted another flight. He reported to app control that he thought he was out of fuel. An off airport landing was attempted. Examination of the aircraft showed less than one gallon of…
- [NTSB ATL84LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA049.md): Cessna 152 · Huntington, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1983 · N49440 · Substantial damage
  > Acft ballooned during the landing portion of a touch-&-go. The student added power & the acft stalled in a nose high attitude. The acft dropped to the rwy from about 10 ft.
- [NTSB ATL82DA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA117.md): Cessna 152 · White Sulphur S, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Apr 30, 1982 · N49924 · Destroyed
  > The pilot took off on runway 26 with a full load of fuel, one passenger, and luggage. The aircraft was at or near its maximum gross weight limit. The temperature was 60 degrees. The airport elevation was 1801 ft MSL and two ridge lines ran parallel to the…
- [NTSB ATL81DIJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DIJ14.md): Cessna 152 · Smithville, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 29, 1981 · N64833 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81DIJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DIJ07.md): Cessna 152 · Bridgeport, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 8, 1981 · N5440M · Substantial damage

## 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" = 'WV' 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=WV

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