# Accident 19790228003889A: Cessna 152, Blaine, MN, February 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Blaine, MN
- Airport: Anoka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1608° N, 93.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1608&lon=-93.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48863, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48863-2019-11-29) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 7 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DER28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228003889A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY, STRUCK SNOWBANK. STOPPED ON RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC79DER28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER28), Feb 28, 1979: Cessna 152 (N48863), Blaine, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48863 (2)

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

- [Incident 19971112041919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971112041919I), Nov 12, 1997: Cessna 152 (N48863), Blaine, MN. Narrative: on November 12, 1997, at 1715 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N48863, operated by a certified flight instructor, sustained minor damage after…
- [Accident 19930117000639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930117000639A), Jan 17, 1993: Cessna 152 (N48863), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Slid off icy runway on landing. Struck snowbank and nosed over. Ice crosswind and student pilot were factors.

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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