Cessna 152 and Cessna 182A accident near Lebanon, New Hampshire, August 10, 1982
On August 10, 1982 at about 1:57 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Cessna 152 (N89255) and Cessna 182A (N5037D), were involved in the same accident near Lebanon, New Hampshire (Lebanon Municipal airport). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 10, 1982 · about 1:57 pm local time
- Place
- Lebanon, New Hampshire · Lebanon Municipal
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft 1
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N89255 · no longer on the register · serial 15282691
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft 2
- Cessna 182A · all 182As on the register
- Registration
- N5037D · registry record · serial 51137
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative for the Cessna 152 final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT (IP) WERE PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. AFTER FOUR LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 18, THEY SWITCHED TO RUNWAY 07 FOR CROSSWIND PRACTICE. THE IP STATED THAT THEY UTILIZED THE AIRPORT ADVISORY SERVICE, MONITORED THE COMMUNICATIONS/POSITIONS OF OTHER AIRCRAFT, AND ADVISED THE FSS OF THEIR INTENTION TO SWITCH TO RUNWAY 07. THE IP WAS AWARE OF AN AIRCRAFT THAT HAD DEPARTED AND ANOTHER THAT WAS ON A VOR APPROACH, BUT STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE ANY AIRCRAFT TAXIING ON THE RUNWAYS, RAMPS OR TAXIWAYS. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOUCHING DOWN BETWEEN THE RUNWAY NUMBERS AND THE INTERSECTION, A CESSNA 182, N5037D, WAS OBSERVED ROLLING ON RUNWAY 18. THE IP REPORTED THAT BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND A RIGHT TURN WAS ATTEMPTED, BUT THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. THE CESSNA 182 PILOT HAD STARTED AN INTERSECTION TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 18 FROM A TAXIWAY WHEN HE SAW N89255. HE APPLIED BRAKES AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE RUNWAYS, JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT.
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 NTSB's narrative for the Cessna 182A final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT LANDED AT THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT TO REFUEL. AFTER RECEIVING AN IN-PERSON WEATHER BRIEFING, HE FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. HE CONTACTED THE FSS ON THE AIRPORT ADVISORY FREQUENCY AND ADVISED THAT HE WS TAXIING AND WOULD BE MAKING AN INTERSECTION TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY (RWY) 18. THE FSS ISSUED AN AIRPORT ADVISORY FOR RWY 18 AND PROVIDED A TRAFFIC ADVISORY CONCERNING AN AIRCRAFT ON A VOR APPROACH AND A CESSNA THAT HAD REPORTED ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 07 ABOUT 1 MINUTE EARLIER. HOWEVER, THE PILOT REMEMBERED RECEIVING ONLY THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SETTING. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR OTHER AIRCRAFT GIVING ADVISORIES ON THAT FREQUENCY. AS HE TAXIED EASTBOUND ON TO RWY 18, CESSNA 152, N89255, WAS LANDINGON RWY 07. SHORTLY AFTER THE PILOT OF N5037D BEGAN AN IMMEDIATE TAKEOFF, HE SAW THE CESSNA 152 AND APPLIED BRAKES, BUT HE DID NOT STOP UNTIL REACHING THE INTERSECTION OF THE RWYS. THE CESSNA 152 AIRCREW APPLIED BRAKES AND TRIED TURNING RIGHT, BUT THEIR LEFT WING TIP HIT THE WINDSHIELD OF N5037D. THE CESSNA 152 AIRCREW WERE PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS.
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 for the Cessna 152 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 862 hours in all; 127 in this make and model; 108 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 807 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Lebanon Airport Development CO
The flight
- Departed from: LEB Lebanon NH at 9:26 am
- Destination: LEB Lebanon NH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 7, 5,495 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 165°F (74°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:55 am from LEB
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
The factual record for the Cessna 182A from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 794 hours in all; 385 in this make and model; 22 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,700 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LEB Lebanon NH at 9:57 am
- Destination: Quebec, OF
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 18, 3,984 ft by 150 ft
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 N89255 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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