# Accident 19790404006419A: Cessna 152, Houston, TX, April 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1979, 11:20 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Andrau Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7225° N, 95.5883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Andrau Airpark, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7225&lon=-95.5883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67650, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67650-2017-02-16) (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: 516 total, 12 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790404006419A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO A DITCH. PILOT CLAIMED BRAKE FAILURE. ON TEST, THE BRAKES FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY. .

## 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 FTW79DRA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA14), Apr 4, 1979: Cessna 152 (N67650), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N67650 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910127001059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910127001059A), Jan 27, 1991: Cessna 152 (N67650), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Wind gust drifted aircraft on flare for landing. Tried go around hit fences and a tree.
- [Accident 19820601021209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820601021209A), Jun 1, 1982: Cessna 152 (N67650), Clarksville, AR, Substantial damage. Aircraft entered turbulence with high sink rate. Pilot was unable to climb aircraft and it crashed into wires.

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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