Cessna 152 accidents
The NTSB database holds 3,030 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 152, recorded between 1966 to 2026. 316 of them were fatal (10%), and 477 people died.
The deadliest year was 1980, with 33 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (284 records).
Most of these records are from United States, India and Portugal.
64 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
For 960 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.
3,030
Records
316
Fatal
477
Deaths
10%
Share fatal
1966 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map
2,966 of 3,030 can be placed
(960 approximate)
By decade
All 3,030 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1991 | Cessna 152 | Mores Island, Bahamas | Freeport Flying Club, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1991 | Cessna 152 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Bourland Field, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1991 | Cessna 152 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | West Wind Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1991 | Cessna 152U | Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | Aero Venture Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1991 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Spartan School of Aeronautics | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1991 | Cessna 152 | Erskine, Minnesota, United States | University of North Dakota | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1991 | Cessna 152 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | Gibson Avaition | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1991 | Cessna 152 | Miami, Florida, United States | Silver Express, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1991 | Cessna 152 | Crowley, Texas, United States | Qualiflight Training | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1991 | Cessna 152 II | St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1990 | Cessna 152 | Logan, Utah, United States | Great Western Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1990 | Cessna 152 | South Boston, Virginia, United States | Virginia Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1990 | Cessna 152 | Plymouth, Michigan, United States | Eisenhart, Christopher D. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1990 | Cessna 152 | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1990 | Cessna 152 | Deland, Florida, United States | Comair Aviation Academy | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1990 | Cessna 152 | Livermore, California, United States | Flying Particles Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1990 | Cessna 152 | Lincoln Park, New Jersey, United States | Lincoln Park Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1990 | Cessna 152 | Palmetto, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1990 | Cessna 152 | Gilmer, Texas, United States | Barr Air Patrol, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1990 | Cessna 152 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1990 | Cessna 152 | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | Freeway Airport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1990 | Cessna 152 | Muskegon, Michigan, United States | Tulip City Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1990 | Cessna 152 | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1990 | Cessna 152 | Indian Head, Maryland, United States | FAA Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1990 | Cessna 152 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1990 | Cessna 152 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Gary T Orth | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1990 | Cessna 152 | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | Beene, Charles W | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1990 | Cessna 152 | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Chandelle Aviation, Corp. Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1990 | Cessna 152 | Zanesville, Ohio, United States | State Aerial Farm Statistics | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1990 | Cessna 152 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | Sawyer Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1990 | Cessna 152 | Sherburne, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1990 | Cessna 152 | Blackfoot, Idaho, United States | Pocatello Avcenter | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1990 | Cessna 152 | Centerville, Tennessee, United States | Mark J. Cobb | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1990 | Cessna 152 | Muskegon, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1990 | Cessna 152 | West Nyack, New York, United States | MAC DAN Aviation Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1990 | Cessna 152 | Hannibal, Missouri, United States | Midamerica Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1990 | Cessna 152 | Kent, Ohio, United States | Kent State University | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1990 | Cessna 152 | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | Witold S. Krasniewski | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1990 | Cessna 152 | Watsonville, California, United States | United Flight Services | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1990 | Cessna 152 | Pullman, Washington, United States | Interstate Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1990 | Cessna 152 | Kearny, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1990 | Cessna 152 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1990 | Cessna 152 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1990 | Cessna 152 | Erie, Colorado, United States | Tri-County Flight School, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1990 | Cessna 152 | Cedar Key, Florida, United States | Comair Aviation Academy | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1990 | Cessna 152 | Lakeville, Minnesota, United States | Flyteline Services Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1990 | Cessna 152 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | Bluffton Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1990 | Cessna 152 | Hayward, California, United States | Steve M. Econome | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1990 | Cessna 152 | Kamas, Utah, United States | Michael P. McPhie | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1990 | Cessna 152 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | Gamco RNC | No injuries | - |