# Accident 19790819035409A: Cessna 152, Kunkletown, PA, August 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1979, 18:33 local time
- Place: Kunkletown, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8479° N, 75.4482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kunkletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8479&lon=-75.4482&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49080, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49080-1998-01-27) (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: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819035409A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT CIRCLED PARENT'S HOME AT LOW ALTITUDE. STALLED, AIRCRAFT SPUN IN. ALCOHOL INVOLVED.

## 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 NYC79FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA081), Aug 19, 1979: Cessna 152 (N49080), Kunkletown, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N49080 (2)

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

- [Accident 19790218003209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790218003209A), Feb 18, 1979: Cessna 152 (N49080), Slatington, PA, No damage. Student lost directional control on landing and collided with a snow bank.
- [Accident 19780328034279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780328034279A), Mar 28, 1978: Cessna A150K (N49080), Pitman, NJ, Substantial damage. Arpt notamed closed. Faded white x adj to rwy.1FT of mud on rwy.

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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