# Incident 19790216005839I: Cessna 152, Birmingham, AL, February 16, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25244, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25244-2017-06-29) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 75 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/19790216005839I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE TO WINGTIP LEADING EDGE.

## Other reports on N25244 (1)

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

- [Incident 20031005027099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031005027099I), Oct 5, 2003: Cessna 152 (N25244), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On October 5, 2003, at 1214 EDT, a Cessna 152, N25244, registered to four fox air inc., ran off the left side of runway 22 during takeoff roll at st.…

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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