# Incident 19790127003799I: Cessna 152, La Belle, FL, January 27, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: La Belle, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7209° N, 81.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaBelle, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7209&lon=-81.4525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65514, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65514-1997-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 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/19790127003799I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK TREE LIMB DURING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON COUNTRY ROAD. TRAPPED IN DETERIORATING WEATHER.

## Other reports on N65514 (2)

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

- [Accident 19960715017789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960715017789A), Jul 15, 1996: Cessna 152 (N65514), Daytona Beach, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees and ground. Night flight. Rusty gauges. Pilot in poor condition, medically.
- [Incident 19950326013569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950326013569I), Mar 26, 1995: Cessna 152 (N65514), Eustis, FL, Minor damage. Collision with a large bird broke windshield. Landed in open field. Reported three months later.

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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