# NTSB FTW80FPA11: Cessna 152, N89872, Bellmead, TX, May 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1980
- Place: Bellmead, TX · BELLMEAD, TX
- Location: 31.6015° N, 97.0890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellmead, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6015&lon=-97.0890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131256
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FPA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0771   80/5/9    BELLMEAD,TX         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 69
        TIME - 1500                    N89872              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WACO,TX                     ALICE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89872](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89872-2026-02-12), registration cancelled 2026-02-12, S/N 15282898, built 1979 (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 19800509013079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800509013079A), May 9, 1980: Cessna 152, Bellmead, TX, Substantial damage. Engine lost power, ran rough. Hit fence and tree landing in a pasture. No engine defects found.

## Other investigations on N89872 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW81DPA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPA06), Jan 7, 1981: Cessna 152 (N89872), Mcgregor, TX, substantial damage

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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