# Incident 19790528028159I: Cessna 152, Danbury, CT, May 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1979, 15:20 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3948° N, 73.4540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danbury, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3948&lon=-73.4540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65585, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65585-2018-10-02) (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, 40 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/19790528028159I

## Narrative

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

SZD PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT, RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N65585 (2)

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

- [Incident 20160221001599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160221001599I), Feb 21, 2016: Cessna 152 (N65585), Sanford, FL, No damage. Aircraft VFR from orl to evb. Pilot reported rough running engine and requested return to orl. Tower recommended sfb due to distance, pilot reported engine was…
- [Accident 19810328012789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810328012789A), Mar 28, 1981: Cessna 152 (N65585), Canaan, CT, Substantial damage. Drifted off runway alignment on takeoff. Aborted, landed adjacent runway. Airplane nosed over.

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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