# Accident 19780726043041A: Cessna 152, Leesburg, VA, July 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1978
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Godfrey Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25433, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25433-2008-01-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 52 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780726043041A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N704ZB, Cessna A150K: [Accident 19780726043042A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780726043042A)

## 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 IAD78FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA086), Jul 26, 1978: Cessna 152 (N25433), Leesburg, VA, 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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