# NTSB FTW80FPJ21: Cessna 152, N757YQ, Grandfield, OK, June 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1980
- Place: Grandfield, OK · GRANDFIELD, OK
- Location: 34.2308° N, 98.6873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grandfield, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2308&lon=-98.6873&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 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FPJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1282   80/6/3    GRANDFIELD,OK       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N757YQ              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANDFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABILENE,TX                  VERNON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757YQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757YQ-2003-01-27), registration cancelled 2003-01-27, S/N 15280113, built 1977 (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
- Airport: Grandfield

## 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 19800603017199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800603017199A), Jun 3, 1980: Cessna 152, Grandfield, OK, Substantial damage. Landed hard, nose wheel first. Impact caused substantial damage.

## Other investigations on N757YQ (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 ATL00LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA006), Oct 29, 1999: Cessna 152 (N757YQ), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's in-flight decision that resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion after he became lost and disoriented. A factor was the two fences.

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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