# Accident 19791117035909A: Cessna 152, Lillian, TX, November 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lillian, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5065° N, 97.1875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lillian, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5065&lon=-97.1875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7611B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7611B-1983-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791117035909A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AIRCRAFT AND SPUN INTO GROUND WHILE PERFORMING AEROBATICS AT UNSAFE ALTITUDE.

## 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 FTW80FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA014), Nov 17, 1979: Cessna 152 (N7611B), Lillian, TX, destroyed, 2 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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