# Incident 19791111054019I: Cessna 152, Dekalb, IL, November 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Dekalb, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9282° N, 88.7476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeKalb, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9282&lon=-88.7476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65561, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65561) (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: 60 total, 54 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/19791111054019I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN CROSSWIND LANDING. AIRCRAFT TRACK 300 , HEADING 270. NOSE GEAR STRUT FAILED

## Other reports on N65561 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880204015829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880204015829I), Feb 4, 1988: Cessna 152 (N65561), Kekoskee, WI. Aircraft made forced landing in a wheat field due to fuel exhaustion. Found fuel tank transmitter float missing.
- [Accident 19820803034779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820803034779A), Aug 3, 1982: Cessna 152 (N65561), Belvidere, IL, Substantial damage. Student failed to level off for landing. Nose wheel broke from impact, damaged motor mounts and firewall

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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