NTSB investigations: Cessna 152, MO
67 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 152. 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
| 1978 | 3 |
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| 1979 | 2 |
| 1980 | 4 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'MO' 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'))
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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" = 'MO' 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'))
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NTSB CEN12CA293Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Lee's Summit, MOThe student pilot’s loss of directional control while landing.NTSB CEN10CA346Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · St. Charles, MOThe pilot's improper takeoff procedure that led to a decreased climb rate and subsequent off-airport landing.NTSB CHI05CA054Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Stockton, MOthe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an overrun. Contributing factors were the tailwind and dusk light conditions.NTSB CHI03LA158Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Owensville, MOThe pilots delayed attempt to perform an aborted takeoff and subsequent overrun. Contributing factors to the accident were the fence and the ditch.NTSB CHI02LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Sedalia, MOThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the soft, rough/uneven terrain.NTSB CHI00LA261Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · New London, MOthe fuel exhaustion and inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot.NTSB CHI00LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Butler, MOthe certified flight instructor's improper use of the mixture control while demonstrating a simulated loss of engine power which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor associated with the accident was the rough terrain on which the forced landing was made.NTSB CHI99LA082Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Odessa, MOthe total loss of engine power for reasons undetermined. Factors were total loss of engine power, the instructor pilot's encounter with unsuitable terrain, and the rough terrain.NTSB CHI97LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Chesterfield, MOthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane by overcompensating with the rudder. Factors associated with the accident were the excessive airspeed and the soft terrain.NTSB CHI97LA071Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Point Lookout, MOthe student pilot failed to maintain adequate airspeed and encountered a stall. The factors involved were raising the flaps was not performed, directional control was not maintained and recovery from bounced landing was improper.NTSB CHI96LA076Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Chesterfield, MOthe pilot misjudged the flare and performed an improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the inadequate ground instruction concerning recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB CHI94LA200Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Springfield, MOThe pilot's failure to refuel prior to fuel exhaustion. The lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing is a related factor.NTSB CHI94LA100Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Eugene, MOimproper use of carbureter heat and a poorly planned precautionary landing approach. Factors related to the accident were carburetor icing conditions, the pilot's lack of total experience, trees and anxiety/apprehension.NTSB CHI94LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Jackson, MOthe failure of the pilot to refuel prior to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CHI92LA292Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Cape Girardeau, MOThe pilot's failure to recover from the bounced landing.NTSB CHI92LA131Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Branson, MOInadequate inflight planning/decision by the pilot in command in failing to maintain distance separation from the other aircraft.NTSB CHI92LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 II · Lee'S Summit, MOThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Related factors are the student's lack of total experience, improper touch and go procedures, and diverted attention.NTSB CHI91LA247Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Warrensburg, MODirectional control was not maintained by the pilot. A factor related to the accident was lack of total experience in type of operation by the pilot.NTSB CHI91LA050Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Lee'S Summit, MOThe pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane after landing. The icy runway and the pilot's lack to total experience were factors.NTSB CHI91LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Hannibal, MOThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors were: excessive airspeed and the pilot's lack of total experience.NTSB CHI90LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · California, MOFuel exhaustion due to the student pilots lack of fuel use awareness and inadequate training regarding cross country fuel consumption planning and awareness.NTSB MKC90LA055Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Columbia, MOExcessive taxi speed and inadequate visual outlook by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were: dark night and the ditch.NTSB MKC90LA042Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · St Charles, MOFailure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. Factors related to the accident were: the crosswind condition, the student's lack of total experience, and the building (hangar).NTSB MKC90LA029Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Cape Girardeau, MOPoor planning by the pilot in not refueling enroute which resulted in fuel exhaustion.NTSB MKC90LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · St Louis, MODirectional control not maintained by the pilot in command. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind.NTSB MKC89LA154Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Tunas, MOEngine failure due to fuel exhaustion because of improper flight planning by the pilot.NTSB MKC89LA149Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · St. Charles, MOAircraft control was not maintained by the pilot in command due to improper use of the flight controls in flaring the aircraft for landing and counteracting the effects of the cross-wind on the drifting aircraft.NTSB MKC89LA112Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Warrensburg, MOThe failure of the CFI to visually acquire and maintain clearance from power lines, which the airplane subsequently contacted.NTSB MKC89LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Creve Coeur, MOThe student pilot said that after practicing locally and returning to the base airport, he discovered the winds to be greater than anticipated. On his third attempt to land, he bounced twice, then lost control and hit nose first on the runway. An eighty…NTSB MKC88LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · St. Charles, MOFollowing a landing apch at the end of a student solo cross country flight, a full flap go around was attempted. Witnesses said the acft was higher than normal, and after passing over more than one half of the usable runway, the pilot initiated a go around.…NTSB MKC88LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Dexter, MOShortly after takeoff, during an instructional night cross country training flt, the CFI said he began to lose engine RPM. He made a 180 degree turn to return to the departure apt, when he had a complete power failure. An emergency ldg was made on a freshly…NTSB MKC87LA146Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Columbia, MOThe instructor and the student were making a landing on a short grass runway. The instructor stated they landed fast and were not able to stop. He considered a go-around but decided sufficient runway did not remain to perform the go-around. The airplane…NTSB MKC87LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · St. Louis, MOThe pilot stated that he departed St. Louis downtown-parks airport (cps) on a round-robin flight with planned stops at st. clair memorial airport (K39), Missouri, and richland municipal airport (M034), Missouri. The return flight to cps included another stop…NTSB MKC87LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Kirksville, MODrg a night landing, the plt did not get the acft flared before touchdown. Subsequently, it contacted the rwy with the nose wheel. Drg the occurrence, the nose gear, prop & eng fire wall were damaged.NTSB MKC87FA036Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Berryman, MOThe acft flew into trees and terrain in normal cruise flt. There were no problems found with the acft during post acc invest. The autopsy and toxicology revealed no evidence that could be considered as casual. Wx was not considered to be a problem. The flt…NTSB MKC87DCA01Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportCessna C-152 · Fredericktown, MOThe aircraft was being used to give relatives local area flights. The witnesses reported that the airplane had been doing low altitude maneuvers, stalls, and engine power cuts for over an hour. The witnesses observed the acft in a low altitude pass when it…NTSB MKC86LA128Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Liberty, MOThe instructor stated that the student had done well during this dual session, and he felt that traffic pattern airwork would be appropriate. Traffic pattern entry and letdown were normal, but the student got too low and slow on the full flap final approach.…NTSB MKC86LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Independence, MODuring an aborted takeoff in strong crosswinds, the acft veered off the rwy and into a ditch near the runways edge. The nose gear collapsed rearward and the right wing dropped striking the ground. The plt stated he aborted the takeoff when the acft felt like…NTSB MKC85LA212Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · St. Charles, MOStudent plt on first solo takeoff experienced left yaw after liftoff. While plt attempted to correct for the yaw the acft touched down beside the rwy, traveled a short distance, collided with a dirt bank and nosed over. The plt said there was a left crosswind…NTSB MKC85LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Queen City, MOThe plt was turning into takeoff position at the end of the rwy when the rt wheel encountered a low spot and the rt wingdipped down and hit a fence post.NTSB MKC85LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · St. Charles, MOThe student plt was on her 1st solo flt. She said that during a landing, she flared too hi & the acft bounced. A porpoise developed & the nose gear failed. About 11 mi southeast at the lambert-st louis arpt, the 1048 CDT wind was from 240 deg at 12 KTS.NTSB MKC85FA137Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Independence, MOStudent pilot and instructor were practicing pre-solo landings. When airplane was 30 feet AGL and on very short final approach, airplane dropped to ground, went through top of two dikes and two ditches, impacted bank of second ditch and flipped forward to…NTSB MKC84LA186Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · St. Louis, MOThe acft bounced on landing and during the attempts to recover or go-around the acft stalled and veered off the rwy. Thenose gear collapsed and the acft nosed over. The student plt, just released for solo flt, said he never had control of the acft during…NTSB MKC84LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Chesterfield, MOThe acft bounced during a touch and go landing. The plt was unable to control the bouncing and the acft received damage to the nose gear, propeller and wing tips.NTSB MKC84FA058Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · St. Charles, MOThe acft was progressing from a touch-and-go landing when it collided with transmission wires, 926 ft from the rwy at about 27 ft AGL. The weather was conducive to carburetor icing and the carburetor heat control was found partially open. Several gallons of…NTSB MKC83LA198Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C-152 · Kansas City, MOThe student pilot had made 3 solo touch and go landings. On the 4th landing the aircraft floated and then landed nose gear first. The nose gear collapsed.NTSB MKC82DA131Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 152II · Near Wright Cit, MOThe student pilot was on a solo cross country and landed at an intermediate stop and refueled with 6 gallons of fuel. During the return flight the aircraft's engine quit. During the forced landing the aircraft collided with trees. Post accident examination of…NTSB MKC82DA061Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 152 · Grain Valley, MODuring landing roll the aircraft went off the runway and ended up in a ditch.NTSB MKC82DA032Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 152 · Chesterfield, MOThe student pilot was making a touch and go landing. He failed to keep the aircraft on the runway during the takeoff. The plane departed the runway to the left and ran up onto a snowbank. The right side of the aircraft tipped down. The propeller and right…NTSB MKC82DA030Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 152 · Chesterfield, MODuring takeoff from a touch and go landing, the engine lost power at about 300 ft AGL. The student pilot was unable to restart the engine. The aircraft was damaged during a forced landing off of the runway. No pre-impact engine malfunctions or failures were…