# Incident 19780903017459I: Cessna 152, Emmetsburg, IA, September 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1978, 07:30 local time
- Place: Emmetsburg, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1148° N, 94.6796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emmetsburg, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1148&lon=-94.6796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757BQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757BQ-1989-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780903017459I

## Narrative

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

PILOT OVERSHOT LANDING AND WAS FORCED TO TURN BEFORE END OF THE RUNWAY. HIT A RUT. DAMAGED PROP AND WING TIP.

## Other reports on N757BQ (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870222082999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870222082999A), Feb 22, 1987: Cessna 152 (N757BQ), Port Matilda, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Made a low pass over a residence. Pulled up in a steep left bank. Stalled, hit ground in near vertical attitude.
- [Incident 19860620073969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860620073969I), Jun 20, 1986: Cessna 152 (N757BQ), Maclehatten, PA. Engine failed during flight. Pilot made a successful forced landing. Carburetor was found to be malfunctioning.

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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