# Accident 19791214034229A: Cessna 152, Santa Rosa, CA, December 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1979, 20:30 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Santa Rosa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5085B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5085B) (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: 1,582 total, 860 in this make and model, 254 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791214034229A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED LANDING AT NIGHT ON UNLIT RUNWAY. MISSED RUNWAY. LANDED ADJACENT TO RUNWAY. NOSED OVER IN SOFT MUD.

## 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 LAX80DVD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVD05), Dec 14, 1979: Cessna 152 (N5085B), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage

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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