Cessna 152 accident near Aberdeen, Idaho, October 7, 1984
On October 7, 1984 at about 9:30 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N48757, was substantially damaged in an accident near Aberdeen, Idaho. 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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 7, 1984 · about 9:30 pm local time · cases in 1984
- Place
- Aberdeen, Idaho · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N48757 · registry record · serial 15280956
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACCORDING TO THE SOLO STUDENT PLT, WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH 40 KTS DURING TAKEOFF THE ACFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT.THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY, ROLLED THROUGH TWO FENCES AND NOSED OVER IN THE SOFT GROUND.
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: 49 hours in all; 3 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,783 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, September 15, 1984; 53 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PIH Pocatello ID at 8:00 pm
- Destination: U36 Aberdeen ID
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 290° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:10 pm from PIH, 13 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 N48757 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N48757 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 152 1,636 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,685 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C 84 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Pocatello Regional · departed from
- Aberdeen Municipal · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in Idaho 1,535 since 1982 · 288 in the last ten years
- Idaho 4,199 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N48757 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/SEA85LA004.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.