# Accident 19790406006529A: Cessna 152, Alto, LA, April 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1979, 16:40 local time
- Place: Alto, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3576° N, 91.8599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alto, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3576&lon=-91.8599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24506, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24506-2018-04-24) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,226 total, 523 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790406006529A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TERMINATION OF A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. LOWER SPARK PLUGS FOUND LOADED WITH LEAD. NOT FIRING.

## 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 FTW79DRJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ12), Apr 6, 1979: Cessna 152 (N24506), Alto, LA, substantial damage

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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