# Accident 19790507008249A: Cessna 152, Magnolia, AR, May 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1979, 18:50 local time
- Place: Magnolia, AR
- Airport: Magnolia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2767° N, 93.2262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Magnolia, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2767&lon=-93.2262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757RG-2006-04-05) (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: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507008249A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 FTW79FPG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG34), May 7, 1979: Cessna 152 (N757RG), Magnolia, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N757RG (2)

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

- [Incident 19930711024959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930711024959I), Jul 11, 1993: Cessna 152 (N757RG), St Augustine, FL, Minor damage. Student flared high. Made a hard landing. Nose wheel damaged on second bounce.
- [Incident 19791003050849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791003050849I), Oct 3, 1979: Cessna 152 (N757RG), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Student pilot bent nose gear and prop in a hard landing.

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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