NTSB investigations: Cessna 152
376 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 152, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - on ground/water”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1982 | 31 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 25 |
| 1984 | 26 |
| 1985 | 27 |
| 1986 | 23 |
| 1987 | 27 |
| 1988 | 21 |
| 1989 | 17 |
| 1990 | 20 |
| 1991 | 15 |
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1993 | 16 |
| 1994 | 22 |
| 1995 | 13 |
| 1996 | 14 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 9 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 7 |
| 2001 | 10 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 |
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071835')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 260))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071835')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB DFW08CA044Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Madill, OKThe pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing roll. A contributing factor was the crosswind.NTSB DFW07CA106Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Houston, TXThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.NTSB SEA06CA186Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Pembroke Pine, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the runway sign.NTSB DFW06CA202Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Gainesville, TXThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a porpoise.NTSB MIA06CA047Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Lantana, FLThe student pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in the nosegear collapsing, the airplane veering off the runway, and nosing over.NTSB MIA05CA128Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · St. Augustine, FLThe failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in the on-ground encounter with wet grass and subsequent nose over.NTSB DFW05CA154Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Marietta, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while executing a soft field take off. A factor was the prevailing dark night conditions.NTSB DFW05CA101Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Stillwater, OKThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB ATL05CA070Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Goose Creek, NCThe student pilot's failure to maintain direction control, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with a berm.NTSB DEN05CA016Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Santa Teresa, NMthe student pilot' failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's failure to abort the takeoff.NTSB LAX05CA017Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Imperial, CAthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in the airplane veering off of the runway surface and nosing over.NTSB LAX05LA013Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Mesa, AZthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a touch-and-go takeoff.NTSB NYC04CA138Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Elyria, OHThe student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB MIA03CA174Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Ocala, FLthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway, and impacting with a ditch.NTSB FTW03LA095Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Lockhart, TXThe pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditions. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.NTSB SEA03LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Ellensburg, WAAircraft control was not maintained during the landing roll. A tailwind and a snow bank were factors.NTSB LAX03LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Salinas, CAThe student pilot's inadequate compensation and his failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were wet and dirt terrain.NTSB MIA02LA163Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Sanford, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff roll/run which resulted in the airplane departing the runway and into a ditch where it nosed over incurring substantial damage.NTSB MIA02LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Hialeah, FLThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll resulting in the on-ground collision with a ditch and subsequent nose over of the airplane.NTSB ATL02LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Immokalee, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while attempting a touch and go landing resulted in an on-ground collision with a ditch. A factor in this accident was the student pilot's lack of experience.NTSB MIA02LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Valdosta, GAThe failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff, resulting in an on ground encounter with an adjacent ditch and a collapsed nose gear strut during the attempt to abort the takeoff.NTSB SEA02LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Troutdale, ORImproper compensation for wind conditions while landing. Factors include a taxiway marker.NTSB DEN02LA021Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Logan, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll. Contributing factors were the runway's patchy snow and ice conditions and a snow bank along the side of the runway.NTSB IAD02LA017Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · West Chester, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. A factor was the crosswind.NTSB IAD02LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Corning, NYThe CFI's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a loss of control during landing rollout and impact with a parked airplane.NTSB IAD01LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Millville, NJThe student pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor was the crosswind.NTSB NYC01LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Manassas, VAThe student pilot's loss of control of the airplane after bouncing the landing. A factor in the accident was her heightened anxiety over making her first solo landing.NTSB DEN01LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Grand Junction, COthe student pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in porpoising and subsequently a nose over.NTSB DEN01LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Logan, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.NTSB CHI01LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Mankato, MNThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Factors relating to the accident were the student pilot's lack of total experience, the icy runway, the strong crosswind, the wind gusts, and the snowbank.NTSB MIA01LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Naples, FLThe student's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing due to his improper landing flare height and improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a nose landing gear collapse, and excursion off the runway.NTSB MIA01LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Edgewater, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing rollout with a crosswind. This resulted in the airplane departing the runway, colliding with a berm/ridge, becoming airborne, and colliding with the terrain in a nose down attitude.NTSB CHI01LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Mattoon, ILthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the crosswind, the pilots lack of total experience, and the snow covered terrain adjacent to the runway.NTSB CHI00LA202Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Park River, NDdirectional control not being maintained by the pilot during landing.NTSB LAX00LA252Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Oakland, CAfailure of the instructor to adequately supervise the student, resulting in a loss of directional control.NTSB NYC00LA177Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · West Point, VAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CHI00LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Goshen, INthe failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control on the takeoff roll. Factors to the accident were the lack of experience of the student pilot and the improper use of the throttle.NTSB LAX00LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Eureka, CAThe pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind and to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB NYC00LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Hazelton, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.NTSB SEA00LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Billings, MTDirectional control was not maintained. Inadequate remedial action was a factor.NTSB MIA00LA054Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Hickory, NCThe certified flight instructor (CFI) failure to maintain directional control on rough terrain on takeoff. This resulted in the airplane veering to the left, colliding with bushes after the airplane became airborne, and subsequent in-flight collision with…NTSB FTW00LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Lake Village, ARThe pilot's failure to obtain/maintain directional control during landing.NTSB SEA99LA142Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Kennewick, WAThe student pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions. A contributing factor was gusty winds.NTSB MIA99LA222Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Lawrenceville, GAThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff from a touch and go landing resulting in the aircraft traveling off the runway, colliding with taxiway lights and a taxiway sign, collapsing the nose landing gear, and nosing down.NTSB ANC99LA103Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Kenai, AKThe loss of control due to wake turbulence, and the issuance of an improper takeoff clearance by air traffic control personnel. A factor associated with the accident was air traffic control personnel's failure to issue a safety advisory.NTSB CHI99LA282Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Superior, WIthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty wind condition, the student's lack of experience, and the soft terrain encountered.NTSB FTW99LA195Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Frisco, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the simulated soft field takeoff.NTSB FTW99LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Marietta, OKThe pilot's loss of control due to his improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB CHI99LA108Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · South St. Paul, MNthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were the student's lack of experience and the snowbank.NTSB MIA99LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Melbourne, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A related factor was the pilot's diverted attention.