# Accident 19790203002119A: Cessna 152, Valparaiso, IN, February 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Porter Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4540° N, 87.0071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTER COUNTY RGNL (VPZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4540&lon=-87.0071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757NC-1991-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,884 total, 14 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FET15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203002119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. FOUND SPLIT IN THE INSULATION ON ONE END OF THE MAGNETO COIL.

## 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 CHI79FET15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET15), Feb 3, 1979: Cessna 152 (N757NC), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N757NC (1)

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

- [Incident 19900127005539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900127005539I), Jan 27, 1990: Cessna 152 (N757NC), Valdosta, GA, Minor damage. Student made a hard landing. Gust hit aircraft and nose impacted and gear fork broke.

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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