# Accident 19800412008559A: Cessna 152, Grain Valley, MO, April 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1980, 13:50 local time
- Place: Grain Valley, MO
- Airport: East Kansas City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0146° N, 94.2149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAST KANSAS CITY (3GV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0146&lon=-94.2149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4736B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4736B-2022-01-08) (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: 60 total, 53 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412008559A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL IN STRONG, GUSTY, SURFACE WIND.

## 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 MKC80DCG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCG19), Apr 12, 1980: Cessna 152 (N4736B), Grain Valley, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4736B (2)

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

- [Incident 19911110050109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911110050109I), Nov 10, 1991: Cessna 152 (N4736B), Brewster, FL. Pilot made a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion.
- [Accident 19820424011489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820424011489A), Apr 24, 1982: Cessna 152 (N4736B), Grain Valley, MO, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control landing in gusty surface wind. Ran off runway into a ditch.

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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