Cessna 152 accident near Plano, Texas, December 5, 1983
On December 5, 1983 at about 10:15 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N89551, was substantially damaged in an accident near Plano, Texas (Dallas North airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were 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
- December 5, 1983 · about 10:15 pm local time
- Place
- Plano, Texas · Dallas North
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N89551 · no longer on the register · serial 15282782
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED BACK IN TEH AIR AFTER TOUCHING DOWN. AT THAT TIME, THE SUDENT PLT REACTED BY PUSHING FORWARD ON THE CONTROL YOKE. THE ACFT THEN IMPACTED, NOSE DOWN, & THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 467 hours in all; 245 in this make and model; 172 in the last 90 days; 329 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,463 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, April 12, 1983; 25 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 34, 3,100 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 330° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,200 ft
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N89551 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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