# Accident 19790910027249A: Cessna 152, Corsicana, TX, September 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Corsicana, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0824° N, 96.4667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corsicana, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0824&lon=-96.4667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25281, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25281-1996-09-11) (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: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790910027249A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL 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 FTW79DPA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPA28), Sep 10, 1979: Cessna 152 (N25281), Corsicana, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25281 (2)

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

- [Incident 19881122063769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881122063769I), Nov 22, 1988: Cessna 152 (N25281), Killeen, TX, Minor damage. Struck a buzzard with left wing after takeoff. Minor damage to left wing.
- [Incident 19800711025199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800711025199I), Jul 11, 1980: Cessna 152 (N25281), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. After three & one-half hours of flight, aircraft ran out of fuel on a long final.

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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