# Incident 19790401013779I: Cessna 152, Reno, NV, April 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64845, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64845-2013-02-13) (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: 56 total, 16 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/19790401013779I

## Narrative

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

PRIVATE PILOT FLYING AT LESS THAN 100 FEET, STRUCK POWER LINES

## Other reports on N64845 (2)

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

- [Accident 19970406005209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970406005209A), Apr 6, 1997: Cessna 152 (N64845), South Lake Taho, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Departed left turn into rising terrain. Struck trees at 7840 alitude. No dual or high altitude procedures given.
- [Accident 19900627022699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900627022699A), Jun 27, 1990: Cessna 152 (N64845), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Lost control on takeoff with strong gusty quartering tail wind. Crashed on runway.

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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