# Incident 19800330042829I: Cessna 152, Modesto, CA, March 30, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1980, 11:47 local time
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6391° N, 120.9969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Modesto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6391&lon=-120.9969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757SK-2018-01-26) (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: 36 total, 36 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/19800330042829I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BLOWN UP ON THE NOSE BY WIND GUST. STUDENT PILOT MAKING ENGINE RUN-UP WITH TAIL INTO THE WIND.

## Other reports on N757SK (1)

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

- [Incident 19780608045009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780608045009I), Jun 8, 1978: Cessna 152 (N757SK), Fairfield, CA. Pilot landed at an air force base due engine roughness. Lower four plugs were fouled with lead.

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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