Cessna 152 N5372B
6 July 1985 · Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 1985 at about 20:02 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5372B was involved in an accident near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Teresa (5T6)
- Coordinates
- 31.8400, -106.6800
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N5372B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN85LQA02
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE HELCOPTER PLT WAS ON A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLT IN THE CESSNA 152 AIRPLANE. HE HAD ONLY 9 HRS FLT TIME IN FIXED WING ACFT. WHILE ON A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED AS IT TOUCHED DOWN. IT THEN BOUNCED 2 MORE TIMES WITH EACH BOUNCE BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY HARDER. AFTER THE 3RD BOUNCE, THE PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE ACFT CLIMBED TO APRX 50 TO 60 FT AGL, THEN STALLED & IMPACTED ON SANDY SOIL TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY. THE PLT SAID THAT HE SHOULD HAVE INITIATED A GO-AROUND AFTER THE 1ST BOUNCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1985 | Cessna 152 | Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States | Woodrow P. Mullen | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1985 | Cessna 152 | Shafter, California, United States | Air Center International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1985 | Cessna 152 | Albert, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 152 | Independence, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Cessna 152 | Elmendorf Afb, Alaska, United States | Elmendorf Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1985 | Cessna 152 | Pell City, Alabama, United States | Charles Harmon | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1985 | Cessna 210B | Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1985 | Beechcraft F33A | Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-140D | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna 337 | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |