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.
1,024 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
3,030
Records
316
Fatal
477
Deaths
10%
Share fatal
1966 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map
2,006 of 3,030 have coordinates
By decade
All 3,030 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1980 | Cessna 152 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Superstition | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1980 | Cessna 152 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Tampa Flying S | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Dec 1979 | Cessna 152 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Oct 1979 | Cessna 152 | New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Southeast Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1979 | Cessna 152 | Syracuse, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Aug 1979 | Cessna 152 | Kunkletown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Cessna 152 | Spencer, West Virginia, United States | National Flyer | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Nov 1978 | Cessna 152 | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | Delta Flying C | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1978 | Cessna 152 | Linden, Tennessee, United States | Belleville CLG | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Mar 1978 | Cessna 152 | Parker, Colorado, United States | Associates Fly | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jan 1978 | Cessna 152 | Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Dec 1977 | Cessna 152 | Quincy, Washington, United States | Magee Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Sep 1977 | Cessna 152 | Delray Beach, Florida, United States | 13TH Squadron | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jul 1977 | Cessna 152 | Garfield, Colorado, United States | Ferry Air Amer | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Cessna 152 | Pell City, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Cessna 152 | Los Angeles, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Cessna 152 | Thonotosassa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Cessna 152 | Richfield, Utah, United States | Sierra Lima Aviation LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Cessna 152 | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | Florida Flyers Academy | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2025 | Cessna 152 | Baldwin City, Kansas, United States | Vinland Flight School LLC | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2025 | Cessna 152 | Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2025 | Cessna 152 | Miranda, Venezuela | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Cessna 152 | Antanhol, Portugal | - | Unknown | - |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Cessna 152 | Denton, Texas, United States | US Aviation Academy | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Cessna 152 | San Rafael, Argentina | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2024 | Cessna 152 | Bridgeport, Texas, United States | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2024 | Cessna 152 | Buntingford, United Kingdom | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2024 | Cessna 152 | Amboy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2024 | Cessna 152 | Daszewice, Poland | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Cessna 152 | Juquitiba, Brazil | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Cessna 152 | Balneario Laguna de Gómez, Argentina | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Cessna 152 | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | American Flight Training | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 2024 | Cessna 152 | Hampshire, United Kingdom | - | Unknown | - |
| 13 Nov 2023 | Cessna 152 | Licab Zaragosa, Philippines | - | Unknown | - |
| 20 Oct 2023 | Cessna 152 | The Dalles, Oregon, United States | Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2023 | Cessna 152 | Manatí, United States | Isla Grande Flying School | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Cessna 152 | Long Beach, California, United States | Aces High Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Cessna 152 | Maiden, North Carolina, United States | Flight Level Aviation LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2023 | Cessna 152 | Drásov, Czech Republic | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Cessna 152 | União da Vitória, Brazil | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 2023 | Cessna 152 | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | Darcy Aviation LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2023 | Cessna 152 | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 2023 | Cessna 152 | Denton, Texas, United States | US Aviation Group LLC | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2023 | Cessna 152 | Madhya Pradesh, India | - | Unknown | - |
| 13 Nov 2022 | Cessna 152 | Manchester, Michigan, United States | University of Michigan Flyers Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2022 | Cessna 152 | San Jose, California, United States | Flying 20S Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2022 | Cessna 152 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Kelly Allred | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2022 | Cessna 152 | Ione, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2022 | Cessna 152 | Baramati, India | M/s Academy of Carver Aviation Pvt Ltd, Baramati | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Cessna 152 | Hillsboro, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |