# Accident 19790819023869A: Cessna 152, Nashville, GA, August 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Nashville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2057° N, 83.2464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2057&lon=-83.2464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89803, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89803-2013-09-11) (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: 204 total, 25 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819023869A

## Narrative

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

ELECTED TO MAKE A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON A HIGHWAY. AIRCRAFT WING HIT SIGN POST ON 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 MIA79DLA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA44), Aug 19, 1979: Cessna 152 (N89803), Nashville, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N89803 (3)

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

- [Accident 20010729024211A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010729024211A), Jul 29, 2001: Cessna 152 (N89803), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Cessna 152 pilot (CFI) jack smith was performing high RPM run up, while in parking spot. He momentarily looked down at center console to set…
- [Incident 19910926047449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910926047449I), Sep 26, 1991: Cessna 152 (N89803), Waycross, GA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Landed on nose and blew tire. Pilot stated he had a downdraft.
- [Accident 19890119001041A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890119001041A), Jan 19, 1989: Cessna 152 (N89803), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Wing struck idling propeller of a parked PA28 while the student was taxiing around it to park.

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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