# Accident 19791001036669A: Cessna 152, Syracuse, IN, October 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1979, 19:10 local time
- Place: Syracuse, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4219° N, 85.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4219&lon=-85.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89179, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89179-2001-06-14) (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: 46 total, 45 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791001036669A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT FLEW INTO AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. EVIDENCE INDICATES ACFT HIT GROUND OUT OF CONTROL.

## 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 CHI80DA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DA003), Oct 1, 1979: Cessna 152 (N89179), Syracuse, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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