# Accident 19790226003679A: Cessna 152, Eau Claire, WI, February 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Eau Claire, WI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8113° N, 91.4985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eau Claire, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8113&lon=-91.4985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89048, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89048-2013-06-27) (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: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEP32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790226003679A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING.

## 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 CHI79DEP32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP32), Feb 26, 1979: Cessna 152 (N89048), Eau Claire, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N89048 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830222005079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830222005079A), Feb 22, 1983: Cessna 152 (N89048), Corona, CA, Substantial damage. Landed nose wheel first. Impact bent gear but student went around and did it again. This time collapsing nose gear.

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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