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
17 Sep 1978	Cessna 152 N24777	Lutz, Florida, United States approximate position	Tampa Air CTR	No injuries	-
16 Sep 1978	Cessna 152 N69037	Plymouth, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
15 Sep 1978	Cessna 152 N24552	Beal City, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
15 Sep 1978	Cessna 152 N68165	Three Rivers, Texas, United States approximate position	YOU DEE AVN	No injuries	-
13 Sep 1978	Cessna 152 N48922	Imperial, California, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
10 Sep 1978	Cessna 152 N69010	Riverside, California, United States approximate position	Parflite Inc	No injuries	-
9 Sep 1978	Cessna 152 N25478	Waverly, Kansas, United States approximate position	Christensen AV	No injuries	-
9 Sep 1978	Cessna 152 N757PC	Deming, New Mexico, United States approximate position	Coronado Flyin	No injuries	-
6 Sep 1978	Cessna 152 N49970	Olathe, Kansas, United States approximate position	G&B Aviation	No injuries	-
6 Sep 1978	Cessna 152 N69019	Waterville, Maine, United States approximate position	Heart of Maine	No injuries	-
3 Sep 1978	Cessna 152 N757RP	Clawson, Michigan, United States approximate position	Prop Enterpris	No injuries	-
2 Sep 1978	Cessna 152 N25035	Lake Village, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	-
29 Aug 1978	Cessna 152 N25799	Oviedo, Florida, United States approximate position	Showalter Avia	No injuries	-
29 Aug 1978	Cessna 152 N49143	Birmingham, Georgia, United States approximate position	Corporate Jet	Serious injuries	-
22 Aug 1978	Cessna 152 N757TN	Ellicott, Colorado, United States approximate position	Ellicott Flyin	No injuries	-
20 Aug 1978	Cessna 152 N65542	Parker, Arizona, United States approximate position	Havasu Aviaton	Serious injuries	-
6 Aug 1978	Cessna 152 N714UP	East Hampton, Connecticut, United States approximate position	Flite Center	No injuries	-
31 Jul 1978	Cessna 152 N49915	Memphis, Tennessee, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
30 Jul 1978	Cessna 152 N24334	Owensboro, Kentucky, United States approximate position	Ayer Flying SE	No injuries	-
26 Jul 1978	Cessna 152 N25433	Leesburg, Virginia, United States approximate position	Century Aviati	No injuries	-
24 Jul 1978	Cessna 152 N24896	Adrian, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
23 Jul 1978	Cessna 152 N67417	Gillette, Wyoming, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1978	Cessna 152 N64950	Independence, Missouri, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Jul 1978	Cessna 152 N24939	Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
15 Jul 1978	Cessna 152 N49856	Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States approximate position	Executive Avtn	Minor injuries	-
14 Jul 1978	Cessna 152 N757CN	Anoka, Minnesota, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Jul 1978	Cessna 152 N757EL	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States approximate position	Nevada Aviatio	No injuries	-
6 Jul 1978	Cessna 152 N49154	Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States approximate position	Northwestern F	No injuries	-
5 Jul 1978	Cessna 152 N757QY	Redlands, California, United States approximate position	Loma Linda AER	No injuries	-
5 Jul 1978	Cessna 152 N757KQ	El Paso, Texas, United States approximate position	Interntl Air M	Minor injuries	-
1 Jul 1978	Cessna 152 N65480	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Christiansen A	Minor injuries	-
29 Jun 1978	Cessna 152 N67309	Greenwood, Mississippi, United States approximate position	McComb Aviatio	No injuries	-
28 Jun 1978	Cessna 152 N714ZD	Wheeling, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
25 Jun 1978	Cessna 152 N714YZ	Auburn, California, United States approximate position	Placer Aviatio	No injuries	-
11 Jun 1978	Cessna 152 N65408	Culpeper, Virginia, United States approximate position	Colgan Airways	No injuries	-
4 Jun 1978	Cessna 152 N24981	29 Palms, California, United States not on the map	N Islnd Fyng	No injuries	-
2 Jun 1978	Cessna 152 N24734	San Antonio, Texas, United States approximate position	Aeroway Servic	Minor injuries	-
2 Jun 1978	Cessna 152 N67564	Chicago, Illinois, United States approximate position	T.k.aviation	No injuries	-
19 May 1978	Cessna 152 N24723	Tres Herms, Central America not on the map	-	No injuries	-
17 May 1978	Cessna 152 N24290	Crete, Nebraska, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
10 May 1978	Cessna 152 N75NU	Midland, Virginia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 May 1978	Cessna 152 N49924	Yankton, South Dakota, United States approximate position	Falcon Aviatio	No injuries	-
5 May 1978	Cessna 152 N64900	Panama City, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 May 1978	Cessna 152 N757EE	Belvidere, Illinois, United States approximate position	MST Aviation I	No injuries	-
10 Apr 1978	Cessna 152 N757YB	Eldorado, Arkansas, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
5 Apr 1978	Cessna 152 N67306	Doniphan, Missouri, United States approximate position	Cessna Aircraf	No injuries	-
4 Apr 1978	Cessna 152 N757UU	Englewood, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
28 Mar 1978	Cessna 152 N49080	Pitman, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1978	Cessna 152 N24242	Monmouth, Illinois, United States approximate position	Peoria Aviatio	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1978	Cessna 152 N24532	Destin, Florida, United States approximate position	Southern Aviat	No injuries	-