# Incident 19790419024179I: Cessna 152, Martinsburg, WV, April 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1979, 13:07 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4578° N, 77.9782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinsburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4578&lon=-77.9782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714YY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714YY-2013-10-31) (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: 40 total, 12 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/19790419024179I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT UNABLE TO KEEP AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY AFTER CROSSWIND LANDING.

## Other reports on N714YY (1)

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

- [Accident 19880917071389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880917071389A), Sep 17, 1988: Cessna 152 (N714YY), Mount Holly, NJ, Substantial damage. Skidded off runway after landing on right main wheel then struck the windsock pole.

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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