# Accident 19790602015749A: Cessna 152, Austin, TX, June 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Lake Shore
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48857, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48857-1982-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790602015749A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON ABANDONED STRIP AND CRASHED TRYING TO 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 FTW79DRG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG38), Jun 2, 1979: Cessna 152 (N48857), Austin, TX, destroyed

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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