# NTSB CHI82FEK01: Cessna 152, N757EX, New Albany, OH, October 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1981
- Place: New Albany, OH · NEW ALBANY, OH
- Location: 40.0897° N, 82.7735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Albany, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0897&lon=-82.7735&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FEK01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEK01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1981   81/10/3   NEW ALBANY,OH       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 173
        TIME - 1745                    N757EX              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEBRON,OH                   NEW ALBANY,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD ROUGH SOD ON UNEVEN TRRN DRG LNDG ON NEWLY MOWED HAY FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757EX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757EX), registered now, S/N 15279691 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811003065079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003065079A), Oct 3, 1981: Cessna 152, New Albany, OH, Substantial damage. Passenger ill. Elected to land on relative's Private strip. Collapsed nose gear, flipped over. Rolling rocky surface

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.

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