Cessna 152B accident near Conway, South Carolina, April 5, 1983
On April 5, 1983 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Cessna 152B, registered N6521B, was substantially damaged in an accident near Conway, South Carolina (Conway - Horry airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 5, 1983 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Conway, South Carolina · Conway - Horry · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152B · all 152Bs on the register
- Registration
- N6521B · no longer on the register · serial 15283943
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT BOUNCED DURING A HARD LANDING AND STALLED ABOUT 10 FEET AGL. THE SECOND CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY OCCURRED WITH THE NOSE GEAR FIRST. THE NOSE GEAR THEN COLLAPSED. THIS WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A SOLO STUDENT PILOT AS PILOT IN COMMAND. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND NO FLT PLAN WAS FILED. THE STUDENT HAD MADE 6 TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AND SOME AIR WORK BEFORE COMING IN FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL BUT THE ACFT WAS FLARED TOO HIGH. IT HIT ON THE MAIN GEAR AND BOUNCED ABOUT 10-15 FEET, STALLED AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY NOSE LOW.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 25 hours in all; 25 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 5 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,401 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, July 2, 1983; 43 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 4, 3,710 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:50 pm from CRE, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6521B the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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