# Accident 19780517009299A: Cessna 152, Crete, NE, May 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1978
- Place: Crete, NE
- Airport: Crete Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.6184° N, 96.9257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRETE MUNI (CEK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6184&lon=-96.9257&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24290, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24290-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9 total, 9 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780517009299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COLLIDED W/WIRES. WIND GUSTS TO 18.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC78DCJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ16), May 17, 1978: Cessna 152 (N24290), Crete, NE, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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