# Accident 19800325007079A: Cessna 152, Memphis, TN, March 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1980, 10:20 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49867, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49867-1989-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FLT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLT05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800325007079A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE INTERSECTION TAKEOFF ON SHORT END OF WRONG RUNWAY, DOWNWIND. RAN OFF END INTO A DITCH.

## 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 IAD80FLT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLT05), Mar 25, 1980: Cessna 152 (N49867), Memphis, TN, destroyed

## Other reports on N49867 (2)

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

- [Incident 19790211006779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211006779I), Feb 11, 1979: Cessna 152 (N49867), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Aircraft started skidding after touchdown. Went off runway into mud collapsing nose gear.
- [Incident 19780722038599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722038599I), Jul 22, 1978: Cessna 152 (N49867), Olive Branch, MS, Minor damage. Student pilot on crosscountry. Engine stopped during climb. No problems found.

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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