# NTSB FTW82DPA03: Cessna 152, N49785, Mcgregor, TX, October 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1981
- Place: Mcgregor, TX · MCGREGOR, TX
- Location: 31.4203° N, 97.4253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGregor, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4203&lon=-97.4253&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DPA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DPA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1965   81/10/5   MCGREGOR,TX         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N49785              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGREGOR MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCGREGOR,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RAN OFF RWY INTO PLOWED FLD.WND GSTG 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49785](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49785), registered now, S/N 15283514, 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
- Airport: Mcgregor 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 19811005068149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811005068149A), Oct 5, 1981: Cessna 152, Mcgregor, TX, Substantial damage. Solo student lot directional control of airplane on landing roll.

## Other investigations on N49785 (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 CEN25LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA036), Nov 9, 2024: Cessna 152 (N49785), Bridgeport, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The student pilot’s delayed go-around from an unstabilized approach and failure to attain/maintain control during the go-around that resulted in an impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN14LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA351), Jul 5, 2014: Cessna 152 (N49785), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight failure of the right wing’s rear spar.

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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