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
27 Jun 1979	Cessna 152 N757ML	Opa Locka, Florida, United States approximate position	Burnside OTT A	No injuries	-
27 Jun 1979	Cessna 152 N89142	Arkansas City, Kansas, United States approximate position	Current Aircra	Serious injuries	-
26 Jun 1979	Cessna 152 N757JM	Malaga, Washington, United States approximate position	Northwest Flig	Minor injuries	-
25 Jun 1979	Cessna 152 N66602	Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
23 Jun 1979	Cessna 152 N47053	Lawton, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Hilltop Avaton	No injuries	-
20 Jun 1979	Cessna 152 N49009	Bristol, Connecticut, United States approximate position	Interstate AVI	Minor injuries	-
17 Jun 1979	Cessna 152 N24285	Torrance, California, United States approximate position	Benbow AVN	No injuries	-
13 Jun 1979	Cessna 152 N24233	Panacca, Nevada, United States not on the map	Sky West Airli	No injuries	-
10 Jun 1979	Cessna 152 N757WN	Farmingdale, New York, United States approximate position	Nassau Flyers	No injuries	-
10 Jun 1979	Cessna 152 N65583	Delmont, South Dakota, United States approximate position	Northwestern F	No injuries	-
5 Jun 1979	Cessna 152 N68333	Keller, Texas, United States approximate position	Boardman FL SV	No injuries	-
4 Jun 1979	Cessna 152 N46426	Marathon, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 Jun 1979	Cessna 152 N48857	Austin, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
30 May 1979	Cessna 152 N67310	Miamisburg, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 May 1979	Cessna 152 N757YV	Walkerton, Virginia, United States approximate position	RAM Aviation, I	No injuries	-
12 May 1979	Cessna 152 N65440	Broomfield, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
7 May 1979	Cessna 152 N757RG	Magnolia, Arkansas, United States approximate position	Jamaire, Inc	No injuries	-
7 May 1979	Cessna 152 N24887	Cashmere, Washington, United States approximate position	Alpha Zulu	No injuries	-
6 May 1979	Cessna 152 N69191	Fraser, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
6 May 1979	Cessna 152 N68341	Gillespie, Illinois, United States approximate position	Parks College	No injuries	-
3 May 1979	Cessna 152 N24527	Mesa, Arizona, United States approximate position	Superstition A	No injuries	-
2 May 1979	Cessna 152 N67770	Long Beach, California, United States approximate position	LGB Flyers	Minor injuries	-
27 Apr 1979	Cessna 152 N64987	Hereford, Texas, United States approximate position	Hereford Aviat	No injuries	-
26 Apr 1979	Cessna 152 N25790	Independence, Oregon, United States approximate position	Independence F	Minor injuries	-
23 Apr 1979	Cessna 152 N25833	Williamton, South Carolina, United States not on the map	Etowah Flight	No injuries	-
18 Apr 1979	Cessna 152 N24993	Negaunee, Michigan, United States approximate position	Marquette Exec	No injuries	-
9 Apr 1979	Cessna 152 N67845	Olathe, Kansas, United States approximate position	KCH Inc	No injuries	-
7 Apr 1979	Cessna 152 N25422	Sunol, California, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
6 Apr 1979	Cessna 152 N24506	Alto, Louisiana, United States approximate position	Fleeman Avton	No injuries	-
5 Apr 1979	Cessna 152 N49155	Cobbtown, Georgia, United States approximate position	Savannah Air S	No injuries	-
4 Apr 1979	Cessna 152 N67650	Houston, Texas, United States approximate position	M.able Avtn Co	Minor injuries	-
24 Mar 1979	Cessna 152 N49431	Mesquite, Texas, United States approximate position	B&F Skyrovers	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1979	Cessna 152 N65572	Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States approximate position	Flight Trainin	No injuries	-
18 Mar 1979	Cessna 152 N49967	Ochopee, Florida, United States approximate position	American Aviat	No injuries	-
18 Mar 1979	Cessna 152 N25446	Farmingdale Ny, New York, United States approximate position	Cosmopolitan	No injuries	-
14 Mar 1979	Cessna 152 N67700	Phoenix, Arizona, United States approximate position	Chandler Flyer	No injuries	-
8 Mar 1979	Cessna 152 N24353	Seattle, Washington, United States approximate position	Alpha Zulu	No injuries	-
6 Mar 1979	Cessna 152 N25389	Berrien Sprgs, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 Mar 1979	Cessna 152 N24843	Robbinsville, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Aero-Venture, I	No injuries	-
28 Feb 1979	Cessna 152 N48863	Blaine, Minnesota, United States approximate position	Skyline Flite	No injuries	-
26 Feb 1979	Cessna 152 N89048	Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Feb 1979	Cessna 152 N757PG	Hartford, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Feb 1979	Cessna 152 N49080	Slatington, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Feb 1979	Cessna 152 N180SU	Columbus, Ohio, United States approximate position	Ohio State UNV	No injuries	-
11 Feb 1979	Cessna 152 N24490	Redondo Beach, California, United States approximate position	Wright Fly SVS	Serious injuries	-
7 Feb 1979	Cessna 152 N25034	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States approximate position	Universal Ente	Serious injuries	-
6 Feb 1979	Cessna 152 N48852	Owosso, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Feb 1979	Cessna 152 N757ZK	Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Feb 1979	Cessna 152 N757VL	Placerville, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
3 Feb 1979	Cessna 152 N757NC	Valparaiso, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-