# Accident 19791106033419A: Cessna 152, Jackson, MI, November 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1979, 11:32 local time
- Place: Jackson, MI
- Airport: Jackson Reynolds
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 42.2604° N, 84.4621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSON COUNTY/REYNOLDS FLD (JXN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2604&lon=-84.4621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68246, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68246) (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: 40 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEC02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791106033419A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE HARD LANDING ON NOSE GEAR. COLLAPSED SAME. LACKED RECENT DUAL.

## 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 CHI80FEC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEC02), Nov 6, 1979: Cessna 152 (N68246), Jackson, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N68246 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880317049809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880317049809I), Mar 17, 1988: Cessna 152 (N68246), Winston Salem, NC. VFR pilot entered IFR conditions. Received 2 special vfrs to land due to low fuel. Finally landed at Winston Salem.

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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