# NTSB FTW80DRJ33: Cessna 152, N89085, Tyler, TX, August 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1980
- Place: Tyler, TX · TYLER, TX
- Location: 32.3513° N, 95.3011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyler, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3513&lon=-95.3011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRJ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1286   80/8/9    TYLER,TX            CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N89085              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERNON,TX                   FT WORTH,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89085](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89085-1996-03-06), registration cancelled 1996-03-06, S/N 15282624 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (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 19800809035299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800809035299A), Aug 9, 1980: Cessna 152, Tyler, TX, Substantial damage. Lost student pilot elected to land in a farm field. Hit rough ground on rollout. Airplane nosed over.

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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