19800719030539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Ames, IA · July 19, 1980

Date
July 19, 1980 · 11:30 local
Place
Ames, IA
Airport
Ames
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4793B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80FCD26
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18 total18 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot lost control during takeoff roll. Aircraft nose wheel broke off after plane left runway.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF AFTER PLANE LEFT RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.