# Accident 19790709014579A: Cessna 152, Akron, OH, July 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Akron, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0814° N, 81.5190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0814&lon=-81.5190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24218, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24218-2006-03-30) (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: 2,615 total, 830 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEI32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790709014579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. HIT A JEEP 600 FEET FROM TAKEOFF POINT.

## 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 CHI79FEI32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI32), Jul 9, 1979: Cessna 152 (N24218), Akron, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24218 (1)

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

- [Accident 20050117000689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050117000689A), Jan 17, 2005: Cessna 152 (N24218), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft lost power carb heat applied, power returned. Aircraft again lost power and pilot was not able to regain power or maintain altitude. Selected…

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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