# Accident 19790503008599A: Cessna 152, Phoenix, AZ, May 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1979, 17:10 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24527, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24527-1993-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,392 total, 241 in this make and model, 227 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790503008599A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT WITH INSTRUCTOR VEERED OFF RUNWAY AFTER A BAD LANDING.STUDENT HAD ACCIDENTLY OPENED THROTTLE.

## 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 LAX79DUJ69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ69), May 3, 1979: Cessna 152 (N24527), Mesa, AZ, 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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