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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Cobbtown, GA · April 5, 1979

Date
April 5, 1979 · 17:30 local
Place
Cobbtown, GA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49155
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FKG29
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
488 total130 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted takeoff from a short runway. Decided to abort takeoff and hit a fence.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A SHORT RUNWAY. DECIDED TO ABORT TAKEOFF AND HIT A FENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.