NTSB investigations: Cessna 152, CT

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 152, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical”. 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

19842026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 152, CT per year, 1984–2026: 5 cases
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Query with SQL
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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CT' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND 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\" = 353))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC98LA188Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Ellington, CTWas the flight instructors lack of supervision over the student pilot's preflight inspection of the airplane, and which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the night conditions and the soft terrain.Sep 17, 1998 · N307DW · Substantial damageNTSB NYC96LA096Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Harwinton, CTthe operator's failure to eliminate water-contaminated fuel from the airplane, which resulted in the loss of engine power and collision with an obstacle during the forced landing. Also causal was an improperly maintained fuel storage facility.May 5, 1996 · N25414 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC92LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Danbury, CTThe student pilot's improper preflight and planning which resulted in fuel system exhaustion and a forced landing on unsuitable terrain. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience.Nov 28, 1991 · N25262 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC86LA146Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Middletown, CTThe student pilot was on the third leg of an approved three leg cross country solo flight. He was instructed to refuel at the second stop. However, he made a decision not to refuel since the fuel tanks indicated about 1/2 full. The aircraft ran out of fuel…Jun 3, 1986 · N31SD · Substantial damageNTSB NYC84LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · No.Stonington, CTWhile on a x-country flt, the student plt became lost & his fuel supply became low. He had difficulty contacting a ground station, but finally did so after receiving assistance from other plts. He was requested to squawk 7700 on his transponder, but the…May 7, 1984 · N25369 · Substantial damage