# Accident 19791011028429A: Cessna 172E, South Weymouth, MA, October 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1979, 16:37 local time
- Place: South Weymouth, MA
- Airport: Nas South Weymout
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1751° N, 70.9495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Weymouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1751&lon=-70.9495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15138, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15138) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNA01-201191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791011028429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED AND PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. ATTEMPTED MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE 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 NYC80FNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNA01-201191), Oct 11, 1979: Cessna 172E (N15138), So.Weymouth, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15138 (1)

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

- [Incident 20030418025349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030418025349I), Apr 18, 2003: Cessna 172E (N15138), Austin, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot taxied out for takeoff at night and thought that a service road was the taxiway. He then realized his mistake and turned around. The plane's…

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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