# Accident 19800818038809A: Cessna 152, Merced, CA, August 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1980, 19:24 local time
- Place: Merced, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3114° N, 120.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merced, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3114&lon=-120.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6326B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6326B-2007-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVA63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800818038809A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL AFTER LANDING. AIRPLANE WENT OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX80DVA63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA63), Aug 18, 1980: Cessna 152 (N6326B), Merced, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6326B (2)

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

- [Accident 20040810017879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040810017879A), Aug 10, 2004: Cessna 152 (N6326B), Abita Springs, LA, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft departed runway 36, night VFR just after heavy thunderstorms. Aircraft impacted trees at an approximate heading of 045 and 1888 feet from runway…
- [Incident 19910201010839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910201010839I), Feb 1, 1991: Cessna 152 (N6326B), Slidell, LA, Minor damage. Lost control on go-around with full flaps. Pitched up and stalled. Hit runway tail first.

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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