# Incident 19790722019529I: Cessna 152, Aurora, IL, July 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1979, 12:49 local time
- Place: Aurora, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7606° N, 88.3201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7606&lon=-88.3201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24489, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24489-2013-02-11) (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: 16 total, 16 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/19790722019529I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON FIRST SOLO LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO DITCH.

## Other reports on N24489 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790909028119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909028119A), Sep 9, 1979: Cessna 152 (N24489), East Chicago, IN, Substantial damage. Engine smoked, lost oil pressure. Made emergency landing in lake. Found loose oil line at top of oil cooler.

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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