# NTSB MKC80FCA29: Cessna 152, N757YE, Chesterfield, MO, August 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1980
- Place: Chesterfield, MO · CHESTERFIELD, MO
- Location: 38.6631° N, 90.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6631&lon=-90.5771&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1797  80/8/16    CHESTERFIELD,MO     CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1210                    N757YE              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARROWHEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTERFIELD,MO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757YE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757YE-2014-09-11), registration cancelled 2014-09-11, S/N 15280103, 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: Arrowhead

## 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 19800816036139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816036139A), Aug 16, 1980: Cessna 152, Chesterfield, MO, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed when pilot attempted downwind landing.

## Other investigations on N757YE (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 MKC89LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA040), Dec 18, 1988: Cessna 152 (N757YE), Creve Coeur, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC82DA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA030), Feb 11, 1982: Cessna 152 (N757YE), Chesterfield, MO, 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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