# Accident 19790516008489A: Cessna 152, Walkerton, VA, May 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1979, 18:45 local time
- Place: Walkerton, VA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7263° N, 77.0227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walkerton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7263&lon=-77.0227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757YV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757YV-2008-09-16) (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: 395 total, 2 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FID17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790516008489A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM A SHORT FIELD, RAN OFF RWY AND HIT TREES. PILOT RECEIVING BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW.

## 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 IAD79FID17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID17), May 16, 1979: Cessna 152 (N757YV), Walkerton, VA, 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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