# Accident 19790120001209A: Cessna 152, Monterey, CA, January 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Monterey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5870° N, 121.8428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTEREY RGNL (MRY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5870&lon=-121.8428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25562, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25562-2013-08-19) (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: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120001209A

## Narrative

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

FLAPS STUCK AT 30 DEGREES ON TOUCH AND GO. STUDENT PILOT LANDED LONG AND FAST, LOST CONTROL. FLAP SWITCH REPLACED

## 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 OAK79DVM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM10), Jan 20, 1979: Cessna 152 (N25562), Monterey, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25562 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030116000589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030116000589A), Jan 16, 2003: Cessna 152 (N25562), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 16, 2003 at approximately 1300 PST, student pilot nicholas driscoll attempting to execute a cross wind landing on runway 13 at the Salinas…

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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