# NTSB investigations: Cessna A152: Loss of control - in flight

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 LAX94LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA261.md): Cessna 152 · Half Moon Bay, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 1994 · N761GZ · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation.
- [NTSB NYC91LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA202.md): Cessna 152 · Brookville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1991 · N8144L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the flight controls resulting in loss of directional control and an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB LAX90FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA320.md): Cessna A152 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1990 · N4649A · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to recover from a spin. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's failure to assure there was adequate altitude to recover from an inadvertent or intentional spin, and his lack of recent expereince in the type of operation.
- [NTSB CHI89FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA151.md): Cessna A152 · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1989 · N7610A · Destroyed
  > The pilot's poor judgement, and poor evaluation of the weather due to self induced pressure and overconfidence in his personal ability. Contributing factor was the experimental aircraft association's inadequate supervision of the operation.
- [NTSB MKC88LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA047.md): Cessna 152 · Ottawa, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 1988 · N4717A · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot was on a solo cross country flight. During the landing, the aircraft began to porpoise. The pilot performed remedial action, however, the aircraft had already sustained substantial damage.
- [NTSB MKC86FCA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FCA02.md): Cessna A152 · Old Monroe, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Mar 8, 1986 · N8143L · Destroyed
  > The stu PIC and his instructor were practicing forced lndgs to a corn stubblefield. As they initiated a climb fm a simulated forced lndg, the acft crashed nose low, right wing low. No mech pblm was found with the flt controls or the pwrplant.
- [NTSB MIA83FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA225.md): Cessna A152 · Homosassa Sprgs, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1983 · N7597L · Destroyed
  > The acft was first observed making low passes, almost striking trees & power lines. It then continued in a steep bank through about 90 deg of turn, rolled inverted & pitched down simultaneously. The acft impacted the ground in the parkinglot of a convenience…
- [NTSB NYC82FGT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT08.md): Cessna A152 · Scotland, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Mar 2, 1982 · N7378L · Destroyed
  > The aircraft crashed after the pilot made a low pass over runway 13. At the departure end of the runway, the aircraft was observed to pull up into a 40 to 45 degree climb, then stall and enter a spin. It crashed in a near vertical descent.

## 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 ('2071836')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071836&occurrence=250

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