# NTSB LAX81DXQ23: Cessna 152, N46190, Carson City, NV, June 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1981
- Place: Carson City, NV · CARSON CITY, NV
- Location: 39.1638° N, 119.7674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carson City, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1638&lon=-119.7674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DXQ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ23

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1292  81/6/24    CARSON CITY,NV      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2200                    N46190              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 1964 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            463 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARSON CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINDEN,NV                   CARSON CITY,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR STRUCK SAGE BRUSH ON A MOUND OF DIRT NR THE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46190](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46190-1982-11-30), registration cancelled 1982-11-30, S/N 152-83012, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carson City

## 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 19810624036229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810624036229A), Jun 24, 1981: Cessna 152, Carson City, NV, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control during takeoff. Instructor delayed taking control and aircraft crashed off runway.

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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