# Accident 19780915027669A: Cessna 152, Beal City, MI, September 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1978
- Place: Beal City, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.6672° N, 84.9080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beal City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6672&lon=-84.9080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24552 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEM43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915027669A

## 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 CHI78DEM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEM43), Sep 15, 1978: Cessna 152 (N24552), Beal City, MI, 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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