# Incident 19791006052479I: Cessna 152, Pottstown, PA, October 6, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1979, 14:13 local time
- Place: Pottstown, PA
- Airport: Limerick
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2509° N, 75.6448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2509&lon=-75.6448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69267, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69267-2013-07-23) (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: 694 total, 575 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791006052479I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATING A SHORT FIELD LANDING STRUCK AN AUTO ON A ROAD NEAR THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N69267 (1)

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

- [Incident 19811119088829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811119088829I), Nov 19, 1981: Cessna 152 (N69267), Caldwell, NJ, Minor damage. Student pilot aborted landing at level off. Raised flaps, applied power. Airplane bounced until nose gear failed.

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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