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
25 Mar 1980	Cessna 152 N49867	Memphis, Tennessee, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
23 Mar 1980	Cessna 152 N333WB	Malibu, California, United States approximate position	Gunnell AVN	No injuries	-
22 Mar 1980	Cessna 152 N757CG	Alta Sierra, California, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
22 Mar 1980	Cessna 152 N67995	Francesville, Indiana, United States approximate position	Skystream, Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1980	Cessna 152 N89192	Mayodan, North Carolina, United States approximate position	Atlantic Aero	Minor injuries	-
19 Mar 1980	Cessna 152 N25589	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	Plymouth Air S	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1980	Cessna 152 N24864	Goodyear, Arizona, United States approximate position	Litchfield AVN	No injuries	-
12 Mar 1980	Cessna 152 N24499	Flagstaff, Arizona, United States approximate position	Northland AVN	No injuries	-
9 Mar 1980	Cessna 152 N7352W	Lockport, Illinois, United States approximate position	Great Lakes AV	No injuries	-
4 Mar 1980	Cessna 152 N68811	Euclid, Minnesota, United States approximate position	Univ North DAK	No injuries	-
2 Mar 1980	Cessna 152 N48770	Hayward, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 Mar 1980	Cessna 152 N68943	New Rockford, North Dakota, United States approximate position	Univ. of ND	No injuries	-
1 Mar 1980	Cessna 152 N24755	Blackfoot, Idaho, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
23 Feb 1980	Cessna 152 N24210	Montgomery, Alabama, United States approximate position	Hangar One	No injuries	-
16 Feb 1980	Cessna 152 N24272	Lander, Wyoming, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
14 Feb 1980	Cessna 152 N89455	Rolla, Missouri, United States approximate position	Dickman Aviati	No injuries	-
13 Feb 1980	Cessna 152 N4903H	Three Oaks, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 Feb 1980	Cessna 152 N24761	Picatny Arsenl, New Jersey, United States not on the map	Mustang Aviati	Serious injuries	-
10 Feb 1980	Cessna 152 N89534	Farmingdale, New York, United States approximate position	Cosmopolitan A	No injuries	-
9 Feb 1980	Cessna 152 N68165	Beeville, Texas, United States approximate position	YOU DEE Aviati	Minor injuries	-
6 Feb 1980	Cessna 152 N49568	Linden, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Linden Flight	Serious injuries	-
4 Feb 1980	Cessna 152 N4746B	Dowagiac, Michigan, United States approximate position	Flight Dynamic	Minor injuries	-
31 Jan 1980	Cessna 152 N5282B	Keene, New Hampshire, United States approximate position	Hyannis AVN	No injuries	-
26 Jan 1980	Cessna 152 N714SZ	Shakopee, Minnesota, United States approximate position	Flight Trainin	No injuries	-
25 Jan 1980	Cessna 152 N48460	Goodyear, Arizona, United States approximate position	Litchfield AVN	No injuries	-
18 Jan 1980	Cessna 152 N89501	Texarkana, Arkansas, United States approximate position	Aero Services	No injuries	-
13 Jan 1980	Cessna 152 N24537	Anoka, Minnesota, United States approximate position	Anoka Aero, Inc	No injuries	-
27 Dec 1979	Cessna 152 N89969	Frasher, Michigan, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
24 Dec 1979	Cessna 152 N68816	San Antonio, Texas, United States approximate position	Flight Center	No injuries	-
21 Dec 1979	Cessna 152 N67340	Huntsville, Alabama, United States approximate position	BOB Jones Univ	No injuries	-
20 Dec 1979	Cessna 152 N4727B	Sweetwater, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
14 Dec 1979	Cessna 152 N5085B	Santa Rosa, California, United States approximate position	Vindar AVN, Inc	No injuries	-
13 Dec 1979	Cessna 152 N24243	Tallahassee, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
11 Dec 1979	Cessna 152 N48470	Toms River, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
7 Dec 1979	Cessna 152 N49190	Eagle Lake, Texas, United States approximate position	Brazos Aviaton	No injuries	-
6 Dec 1979	Cessna 152 N24547	Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States approximate position	Lee's Summit A	No injuries	-
4 Dec 1979	Cessna 152 N24374	Jackson, Minnesota, United States approximate position	Todd's Flying	No injuries	-
3 Dec 1979	Cessna 152 N25763	Phoenix, Arizona, United States approximate position	Keeling AVN	Minor injuries	-
1 Dec 1979	Cessna 152 N48129	Freeland, Washington, United States approximate position	Willard Flying	Serious injuries	-
1 Dec 1979	Cessna 152 N25475	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Ross School AV	No injuries	-
29 Nov 1979	Cessna 152 N714WL	Madison, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	University of	Minor injuries	-
25 Nov 1979	Cessna 152 N46151	Hololulu, Hawaii, United States not on the map	Maui Flt.cent.	No injuries	-
24 Nov 1979	Cessna 152 N5461B	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States approximate position	Skyline Flite,	No injuries	-
23 Nov 1979	Cessna 152 N67500	Newberg, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
18 Nov 1979	Cessna 152 N89774	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States approximate position	American Flyin	No injuries	-
18 Nov 1979	Cessna 152 N24906	Bakersfield, California, United States approximate position	Wings West, Inc	No injuries	-
11 Nov 1979	Cessna 152 N67708	Santa Rosa, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 Nov 1979	Cessna 152 N69206	Warrensburg, Missouri, United States approximate position	Central Missou	Minor injuries	-
9 Nov 1979	Cessna 152 N24308	Cedar Key, Florida, United States approximate position	University AVI	No injuries	-
6 Nov 1979	Cessna 152 N68246	Jackson, Michigan, United States approximate position	Jackson Commun	No injuries	-