# NTSB MIA81FLD49: Cessna 152, N757YZ, Clearwater, FL, June 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1981
- Place: Clearwater, FL · CLEARWATER, FL
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&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 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FLD49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1484  81/6/17    CLEARWATER,FL       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1806                    N757YZ              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARWATER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEARWATER,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- AFT SECOND T/D ACFT VEERED OFF RWY INTO SOFT SAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757YZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757YZ-2021-07-03), registration cancelled 2021-07-03, S/N 15280122, 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: Clearwater

## 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 19810617036209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810617036209A), Jun 17, 1981: Cessna 152, Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Lost control, veered off runway into soft sand and nosed over.

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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