# Incident 19800626058809I: Cessna 152, Sterling, MA, June 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1980, 15:45 local time
- Place: Sterling, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4376° N, 71.7606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4376&lon=-71.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69169, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69169-2017-12-07) (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, 60 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/19800626058809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED CROSSWIND CAUSED HIM TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N69169 (1)

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

- [Accident 19891007039419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891007039419A), Oct 7, 1989: Cessna 152 (N69169), Sterling, MA, Substantial damage. Drifted in crosswind on final began go around. Dumped flaps nose high stalled and struck approach end of runway.

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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