# Accident 19790928029329A: Cessna 152, Rio, WI, September 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1979, 14:47 local time
- Place: Rio, WI
- Airport: Cowgill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 43.4522° N, 89.2416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4522&lon=-89.2416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714SY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714SY-1980-07-07) (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: 2,731 total, 1,203 in this make and model, 482 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI7.FEP81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI7.FEP81) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790928029329A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. DRIFTED OFF RWY. FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. HIT HANGAR.

## 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 CHI7.FEP81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI7.FEP81), Sep 28, 1979: Cessna 152 (N714SY), Rio, WI, substantial damage

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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