# Accident 19791118040511A: Cessna 152, Bakersfield, CA, November 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1979, 11:48 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24906, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24906-2013-04-15) (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, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791118040511A

## Narrative

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

SAW OTHER AIRCRAFT AT LAST SECOND OVER VOR. OTHER AIRPLANE'S NOSE WHEEL HIT TOP OF WING. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3188U, Cessna 182F: [Accident 19791118040512A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791118040512A)

## 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 LAX80FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA015), Nov 18, 1979: Cessna 152 (N24906), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24906 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860521033809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860521033809I), May 21, 1986: Cessna 152 (N24906), Santa Maria, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control while taxiing in gusty winds. Aircraft ran down an embankment.

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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