# Accident 19800527018059A: Cessna A152, Watertown, WI, May 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Watertown, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1894° N, 88.7289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1894&lon=-88.7289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4809A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4809A-1988-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 68 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEP34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800527018059A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM PASTURE. GRASS WAS TOO HIGH & AIRCRAFT CRASHED THROUGH FENCE AT END OF FIELD.

## 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 CHI80DEP34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP34), May 27, 1980: Cessna 152 (N4809A), Watertown, WI, 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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