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 Colombia 3 Brazil 3 Kenya 3

Operators involved

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

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
2 Aug 1980	Cessna 152 N25580	San Antonio, Texas, United States approximate position	Skycaster of S	Minor injuries	-
27 Jul 1980	Cessna 152 N49083	Dover, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1980	Cessna 152 N68733	Huntsville, Texas, United States approximate position	Huntsville AVN	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1980	Cessna 152 N4793B	Ames, Iowa, United States approximate position	Haps Air Servi	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1980	Cessna 152 N69193	Perry, New York, United States approximate position	Barre Avionics	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1980	Cessna 152 N24976	Berlin, Connecticut, United States approximate position	Northeast Flig	Serious injuries	-
19 Jul 1980	Cessna 152 N48904	Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1980	Cessna 152 N66934	Griffin, Georgia, United States approximate position	Pioneer Airlin	No injuries	-
13 Jul 1980	Cessna 152 N68450	Milton-Freewtr, Oregon, United States approximate position	Pendleton Airm	Serious injuries	-
12 Jul 1980	Cessna 152 N5387B	Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States approximate position	Gulf Park Avia	No injuries	-
8 Jul 1980	Cessna 152 N5422L	Pahokee, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
6 Jul 1980	Cessna 152 N89310	Spokane, Washington, United States approximate position	Felts Field AV	No injuries	-
3 Jul 1980	Cessna 152 N67354	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States approximate position	Ft.wainwright	No injuries	-
3 Jul 1980	Cessna 152 N65404	Midland, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
27 Jun 1980	Cessna 152 N48976	Gage, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Flight Trainin	Minor injuries	-
22 Jun 1980	Cessna 152 N67417	Sheridan, Wyoming, United States approximate position	Bighorn Airway	Minor injuries	-
19 Jun 1980	Cessna 152 N24298	Greenville, Tennessee, United States approximate position	Mustang Aviati	No injuries	-
12 Jun 1980	Cessna 152 N48875	Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
11 Jun 1980	Cessna 152 N757PN	Morristown, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Certified Airc	No injuries	-
11 Jun 1980	Cessna 152 N4609B	Wheeling, Illinois, United States approximate position	American Schoo	No injuries	-
7 Jun 1980	Cessna 152 N67649	Santa Ana, California, United States approximate position	Jg-52 Flying	No injuries	-
6 Jun 1980	Cessna 152 N4980B	Mc Gregor, Texas, United States not on the map	Sunbelt Avtn	No injuries	-
3 Jun 1980	Cessna 152 N757YQ	Grandfield, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Boardman Flyin	No injuries	-
1 Jun 1980	Cessna 152 N49845	The Grove, Texas, United States approximate position	Amerillo Flyin	Minor injuries	-
27 May 1980	Cessna 152 N4809A	Watertown, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
26 May 1980	Cessna 152 N757ZM	Bunnell, Florida, United States approximate position	Daytona BCH AV	No injuries	-
26 May 1980	Cessna 152 N24845	Dumas, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
25 May 1980	Cessna 152 N757FE	Opa Locka, Florida, United States approximate position	Burnside OTT A	No injuries	-
17 May 1980	Cessna 152 N757SC	Buena, Washington, United States approximate position	Tri-Cities Air	Minor injuries	-
15 May 1980	Cessna 152 N757BD	Selma, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
15 May 1980	Cessna 152 N67583	Santa Monica, California, United States approximate position	Wings West, Inc	No injuries	-
12 May 1980	Cessna 152 N25990	Platteville, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	Tri-County Fly	No injuries	-
10 May 1980	Cessna 152 N67993	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States approximate position	Crystal Skyway	No injuries	-
9 May 1980	Cessna 152 N89872	Bellmead, Texas, United States approximate position	Waco Airmotive	No injuries	-
5 May 1980	Cessna 152 N4899H	Shreveport, Louisiana, United States approximate position	GTR Shrevpt AS	No injuries	-
4 May 1980	Cessna 152 N757SV	Tilden, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	Gibson Aviatio	No injuries	-
3 May 1980	Cessna 152 N67518	Banning, California, United States approximate position	Skyways Charte	Minor injuries	-
29 Apr 1980	Cessna 152 XB-BTF	Pampa, Texas, United States approximate position	Flynn's Flying	Minor injuries	-
28 Apr 1980	Cessna 152 N6558B	Houma, Louisiana, United States approximate position	Houma Avtn SVC	Minor injuries	-
26 Apr 1980	Cessna 152 N714XC	Cadyville, New York, United States approximate position	Flying Nunns	Serious injuries	-
23 Apr 1980	Cessna 152 N25595	Omaha, Nebraska, United States approximate position	Ludi Flying SE	No injuries	-
22 Apr 1980	Cessna 152 N46825	West Milford, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Lincoln Park	Minor injuries	-
20 Apr 1980	Cessna 152 N64818	Ft Collins, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Apr 1980	Cessna 152 N89154	Orlando, Florida, United States approximate position	Showalter Flyi	Serious injuries	-
12 Apr 1980	Cessna 152 N4736B	Grain Valley, Missouri, United States approximate position	EKC Aviation	No injuries	-
10 Apr 1980	Cessna 152 N757NJ	Alamosa, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
7 Apr 1980	Cessna 152 N5313B	Labelle, Florida, United States approximate position	Ft.meyers Airw	No injuries	-
6 Apr 1980	Cessna 152 N69109	Ft.pierce, Florida, United States approximate position	St Lucie Airwa	No injuries	-
5 Apr 1980	Cessna 152 N757PY	Imperial, Nebraska, United States approximate position	Lowry Aero CLU	No injuries	-
28 Mar 1980	Cessna 152 N4848B	Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States approximate position	Commercial Air	No injuries	-