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

1960s 1

1970s 280

1980s 1,406

1990s 771

2000s 334

2010s 157

2020s 81

Where these happened

United States 2,962 India 6 Portugal 5 Kenya 3 Argentina 3 Poland 3

Operators involved

Dean International, Inc. 10 US Aviation Group LLC. 9 St. Charles Flying Service 8 Kent State University 8 University of North Dakota 6 Comair Aviation Academy 4

All 3,030 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
12 Aug 1988	Cessna 152 N96344	St Charles, Missouri, United States	Schneider, Sidney	No injuries	-
8 Aug 1988	Cessna 152 N67992	Yoncalla, Oregon, United States	Montague Aviation	No injuries	-
6 Aug 1988	Cessna 152 N53321	Skiatook, Oklahoma, United States	Alpha Aviation Service	No injuries	-
3 Aug 1988	Cessna 152 N93411	Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	Gibson Aviation, Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Aug 1988	Cessna 152 N4651P	Auburn, Washington, United States	Flight Tech, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Aug 1988	Cessna 152 N4609L	Hillsville, Pennsylvania, United States	-	No injuries	-
31 Jul 1988	Cessna 152 N69120	Belleville, Michigan, United States	Ellis Limited, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Jul 1988	Cessna 152 N24995	Ft. Lewis, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
25 Jul 1988	Cessna 152 N69240	Underwood, Iowa, United States	Sky Harbor	No injuries	-
25 Jul 1988	Cessna 152 N68342	Bakersfield, California, United States	Security Aviation	No injuries	-
22 Jul 1988	Cessna 152 N757YP	Somerville, Tennessee, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
20 Jul 1988	Cessna 152 N6469M	Dixon, California, United States	Patterson Aircraft Co.	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1988	Cessna 152 N68700	Heavener, Oklahoma, United States	Nichollos Aviation Inc.	Minor injuries	-
14 Jul 1988	Cessna 152 N48055	Gallup, New Mexico, United States	King Air, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Jul 1988	Cessna 152 N25999	Slidell, Louisiana, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
9 Jul 1988	Cessna 152 N67712	Aurora, Colorado, United States	Aurora Aircraft	Minor injuries	-
8 Jul 1988	Cessna 152 N4590P	Roche Harbor, Washington, United States	Pickett Aviation Co.	No injuries	-
2 Jul 1988	Cessna 152 N25057	Marathon, Florida, United States	Airline Aviation Academy	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1988	Cessna 152 N6392Q	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States approximate position	Ralph Lewis	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1988	Cessna 152 N46068	Titusville, Florida, United States	Gateway Aviation, Inc.	No injuries	-
27 Jun 1988	Cessna 152 N23TW	Lake Tahoe, California, United States approximate position	MR. Aircraft	Serious injuries	-
23 Jun 1988	Cessna 152 N4792B	Stonyford, California, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
22 Jun 1988	Cessna 152 N757CD	Howell, Michigan, United States approximate position	Free Spirit Aviation	Minor injuries	-
21 Jun 1988	Cessna 152 N96730	Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States approximate position	University of North Dakota	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1988	Cessna 152 N49207	Urbana, Illinois, United States	Frasca Aviation, Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1988	Cessna 152 N95056	Coldwater, Mississippi, United States	Metro Flying Service	Minor injuries	-
14 Jun 1988	Cessna 152 N49792	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States	Scottsdale Aero Mech Club	No injuries	-
13 Jun 1988	Cessna 152 N94370	Mounds, Oklahoma, United States	National Education Center	No injuries	-
10 Jun 1988	Cessna 152 N25409	Redding, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
8 Jun 1988	Cessna 152 N89059	East Liverpool, Ohio, United States	Central Air FLT. Training, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Jun 1988	Cessna 152 N25352	Hinton, Oklahoma, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
31 May 1988	Cessna 152 N25516	Marco Island, Florida, United States approximate position	Crest One Aviation, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 May 1988	Cessna 152 N68312	Romeoville, Illinois, United States approximate position	Drake Aviation Inc.	No injuries	-
29 May 1988	Cessna 152 N67360	Des Moines, Iowa, United States approximate position	Barnes, Virgyl LEE	No injuries	-
28 May 1988	Cessna 152 N4812B	Lakeville, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
28 May 1988	Cessna 152 N67446	Fort Collins, Colorado, United States	-	No injuries	-
28 May 1988	Cessna 152 N89443	St. Charles, Missouri, United States	St. Charles Flying Service	No injuries	-
23 May 1988	Cessna 152 N46413	Turner, Maine, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
20 May 1988	Cessna 152 N94533	Conway, South Carolina, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
18 May 1988	Cessna 152 N757VH	Florence, South Carolina, United States	Cornerstone Aviation	No injuries	-
12 May 1988	Cessna 152 N757ZY	Nauvoo, Illinois, United States	Martin Aviation	Serious injuries	-
5 May 1988	Cessna 152 N25294	Upland, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
29 Apr 1988	Cessna 152 N25038	Dexter, Missouri, United States	Nick's Aircraft Sales, Inc.	No injuries	-
26 Apr 1988	Cessna 152 N4835B	Danville, Ohio, United States	Aviation Enterprises, Inc.	No injuries	-
22 Apr 1988	Cessna 152 N94251	Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
17 Apr 1988	Cessna 152 N5269H	Annapolis, Maryland, United States	Freeway Airport	Minor injuries	-
16 Apr 1988	Cessna 152 N714SW	Orlando, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1988	Cessna 152 N4830B	Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States	Metro Flying Club	No injuries	-
15 Apr 1988	Cessna 152 N93802	York, South Carolina, United States	Langley AFB Aero Club	No injuries	-
12 Apr 1988	Cessna 152 N5089P	Center Village, Ohio, United States	E&L Aircraft, Inc.	No injuries	-