# NTSB FTW80FRG24: Cessna 152, N68165, Beeville, TX, February 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1980
- Place: Beeville, TX · BEEVILLE, TX
- Location: 28.4052° N, 97.7489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beeville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4052&lon=-97.7489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0593   80/2/9    BEEVILLE,TX         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0030                    N68165              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEEVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEEVILLE,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STOLEN ACFT. STU PLT HAD NO RECORD OF FLT INSTRUCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68165](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68165), registered now, S/N 15282157, built 1978 (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: Beeville Muni

## 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 19800209005349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800209005349A), Feb 9, 1980: Cessna 152, Beeville, TX, Substantial damage. Inexperienced & unlicensed line boys borrowed airplane for a joy ride. Collapsed nose wheel on hard landing.

## Other investigations on N68165 (2)

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 MIA94LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA185), Jul 27, 1994: Cessna 152 (N68165), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS WERE A FACTOR.
- [NTSB FTW78DRG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG72), Sep 15, 1978: Cessna 152 (N68165), Three Rivers, 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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