# Accident 19800406007769A: Cessna 152, Ft Pierce, FL, April 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1980, 11:20 local time
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Airport: St. Lucie City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69109, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69109-2018-01-23) (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: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DLD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406007769A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF.

## 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 MIA80DLD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD51), Apr 6, 1980: Cessna 152 (N69109), Ft.Pierce, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N69109 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850319008189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850319008189A), Mar 19, 1985: Cessna 152 (N69109), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Solo student lost directional control after touchdown. Veered off runway and flipped over after hitting soft dirt.

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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