# NTSB FTW82FRG10: Cessna 152, N67902, Harlingen, TX, November 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1981
- Place: Harlingen, TX · HARLINGEN, TX
- Location: 26.1906° N, 97.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harlingen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1906&lon=-97.6961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123308
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FRG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2600  81/11/16   HARLINGEN,TX        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N67902              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORPUS CHRISTI,TX           HARLINGEN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED ALL FLAPS DRG GO-ARND FM SIM FORCED LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67902](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67902-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 15285313, built 1981 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19811116076899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811116076899A), Nov 16, 1981: Cessna 152, Harlingen, TX, Substantial damage. Stalled on start of go around from a practice forced landing. Dumped flaps in a nose high attitude. Crash landed.

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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