# Accident 19790220005819A: Cessna 152, Morocco, IN, February 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1979, 12:15 local time
- Place: Morocco, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9445° N, 87.4503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morocco, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9445&lon=-87.4503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24318 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 172 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DET18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DET18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220005819A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLT BECAME LOST. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN SNOW COVERED FIELD.

## 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 CHI79DET18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DET18), Feb 20, 1979: Cessna 150 (N24318), Morocco, IN, substantial damage

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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