# Accident 19790823030169A: Cessna 152, Ft Worth, TX, August 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1979, 09:45 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Meacham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5139B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5139B-2017-04-07) (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: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823030169A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT EXITED THE ACFT WITH ENGINE RUNNING TO REMOVE NOSE WHEEL CHOCK. STUDENT"S HAND SEVERED BY PROPELLER.

## 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 FTW79DPD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD44), Aug 23, 1979: Cessna 152 (N5139B), Fort Worth, TX, minor damage

## Other reports on N5139B (1)

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

- [Accident 19981025034079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981025034079A), Oct 25, 1998: Cessna 152 (N5139B), Olive Branch, MS, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered left on take off roll (runway 018, olv) right rudder had no effect, aircraft traveled approx 600' then impacted trees. No injuries. Substantial…

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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