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
All 3,030 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1979 | Cessna 152 | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States | VEE Neal AVN I | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1979 | Cessna 152 | Folly Beach, South Carolina, United States | Ared Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1979 | Cessna 152 | McGehee, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1979 | Cessna 152 | Monterey, California, United States | Del Monte Avia | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1979 | Cessna 152 | Emporia, Kansas, United States | General Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1979 | Cessna 152 | Durham, North Carolina, United States | RAC, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1979 | Cessna 152 | Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States | Fleming Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1979 | Cessna 152 | Geneva, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | Caddel Acft | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Bonita, Louisiana, United States | HOT Springs AE | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Western Skyway | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Sawyer AVN. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Mullins, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | St Cloud, Minnesota, United States | St Cloud Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Sawer Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | Academy Flyrs | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Mt Pleasant, Michigan, United States | AIM Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Decatur Equipm | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Oakland, California, United States | Sierra Academy | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Muscatine, Iowa, United States | Port City Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Peoria, Illinois, United States | Mt Hawley Avia | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States | Arrowhead Avia | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Willcox, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Manning, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1978 | Cessna 152 | Mulberry, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Cessna 152 | Silver Springs, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1978 | Cessna 152 | Point Lookout, Missouri, United States | School of Ozar | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1978 | Cessna 152 | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Litchfld Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1978 | Cessna 152 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | LKE Frnt FLT S | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1978 | Cessna 152 | Tonkawa, Oklahoma, United States | L&D Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1978 | Cessna 152 | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | Univ of NO DAK | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1978 | Cessna 152 | Henderson, Nevada, United States | Bay Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1978 | Cessna 152 | Alabaster, Alabama, United States | Gulf Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1978 | Cessna 152 | Oxnard, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1978 | Cessna 152 | Jacksonville, Illinois, United States | F.j. Vincent | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1978 | Cessna 152T | Dothan, Alabama, United States | Sowell Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1978 | Cessna 152T | Dewey, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1978 | Cessna 152 | Oakley, Kansas, United States | Southern Orego | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1978 | Cessna 152 | Farmingdale, New York, United States | Nassau Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1978 | Cessna 152 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Plymouth Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1978 | Cessna 152 | Grass Valley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1978 | Cessna 152 | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Tech Aero Serv | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1978 | Cessna 152 | Tylertown, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1978 | Cessna 152 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1978 | Cessna 152 | Torrance, California, United States | Green Hornets | No injuries | - |