# Accident 19790202002079A: Cessna 152, Latrobe, PA, February 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1979, 15:49 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Westmoreland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24956, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24956-2012-10-18) (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: 26 total, 10 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790202002079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LET AIRCRAFT DRIFT INTO A SNOW BANK ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC79FGM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM12), Feb 2, 1979: Cessna 152 (N24956), Latrobe, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24956 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990709022929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990709022929I), Jul 9, 1999: Cessna 152 (N24956), Poughkeepsie, NY. (-23) First solo student pilot x-c flight. Flight originated at cdw to hvn - departed hvn to kpou. Refuled at pou departed runway 24 pou on climb out engine…

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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