# Accident 19780909026859A: Cessna 152, Waverly, KS, September 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1978
- Place: Waverly, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.3958° N, 95.6051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waverly, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3958&lon=-95.6051&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25478, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25478-2009-06-11) (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: 74 total, 74 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCG66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909026859A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC78DCG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCG66), Sep 9, 1978: Cessna 152 (N25478), Waverly, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25478 (1)

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

- [Accident 19951007032009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951007032009A), Oct 7, 1995: Cessna 152 (N25478), Logan, UT, Substantial damage. First solo. Touch and go. Added power, fish tailed. Aborted leaving runway. Nosed over soft soil. Flaps still down.

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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