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.
1,024 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
3,030
Records
316
Fatal
477
Deaths
10%
Share fatal
1966 to 2026
Period
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2,006 of 3,030 have coordinates
By decade
All 3,030 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2022 | Cessna 152 | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Feb 2022 | Cessna 152 | Telangana, India | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jul 2018 | Cessna 152 | Fort Rice, North Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 2018 | Cessna 152 | Ponte de Sor, Portugal | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 2018 | Cessna 152 | Concord, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Nov 2017 | Cessna 152 | Tehachapi, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jul 2017 | Cessna 152 | Homestead, Florida, United States | Dean International, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Mar 2017 | Cessna 152 | St-Bruno, Quebec, Canada | Cargair Ltee | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Apr 2015 | Cessna 152 | Batesville, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jan 2015 | Cessna 152 | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Mar 2013 | Cessna 152 | Hawley, Minnesota, United States | Superior Flying Services LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Feb 2013 | Cessna 152 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Arizona Aero-Tech | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jul 2010 | Cessna 152 | Venice, California, United States | Justice Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 2009 | Cessna 152 | Coolidge, Arizona, United States | Air Safety Flight Academy | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 2009 | Cessna 152 | Ponce, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Nov 2008 | Cessna 152 | Atwater, California, United States | Sierra Academy | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jul 2008 | Cessna 152 | Rossville, Tennessee, United States | Air Venture Flight Center | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jul 2008 | Cessna 152 | Piru, California, United States | Raw Power Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 2003 | Cessna 152 | Three Oaks, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jan 2003 | Cessna 152 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Nov 2002 | Cessna 152 | Houston, Texas, United States | National Aviation Services, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Nov 2002 | Cessna 152 | Justin, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Aug 2002 | Cessna 152 | Ithaca, Nebraska, United States | Silverhawk Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jan 2002 | Cessna 152 | Petaluma, California, United States | Aero Venture | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Nov 2001 | Cessna 152 | Poplarville, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Oct 2001 | Cessna 152 | Middlefield, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Aug 2001 | Cessna 152 | Weatherford, Texas, United States | Aer Mistral, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Apr 2001 | Cessna 152 | La Grange, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 2001 | Cessna 152 | Horicon, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jul 2000 | Cessna 152 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jul 2000 | Cessna 152 | Brownton, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jun 2000 | Cessna 152 | Karval, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Mar 2000 | Cessna 152 | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jan 2000 | Cessna 152 | Carlisle, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Dec 1999 | Cessna 152 | N. Stonington, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Nov 1999 | Cessna 152 | Tamarac, Florida, United States | Ramz Enterprises | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1999 | Cessna 152 | Agana, Taiwan | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Mar 1999 | Cessna 152 | Rancho Cucamong, California, United States | Cableair | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Dec 1998 | Cessna 152 | Sherrill, Iowa, United States | University of Dubuque | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Nov 1998 | Cessna 152 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Philair Flight Center | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1998 | Cessna 152 | Avalon, California, United States | Orange County Flight Center | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 1998 | Cessna 152 | Blue Ash, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jul 1998 | Cessna 152 | Ice Cap, Greenland | Oz-Air Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jun 1998 | Cessna 152 | Santa Ana, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Mar 1998 | Cessna 152 | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | O.t. Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Nov 1997 | Cessna 152 | El Cajon, California, United States | Jean Runner | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Cessna 152 | Julian, California, United States | Plus One Flyers, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Apr 1997 | Cessna 152 | S. Lake Tahoe, California, United States | Fallon Airmotive, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Nov 1996 | Cessna 152 | Gilroy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jul 1996 | Cessna 152 | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | Phil Air Flight Center | Fatal | 1 |