# Incident 19810105007399I: Cessna 152, Kendallville, IN, January 5, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1981, 14:50 local time
- Place: Kendallville, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4434° N, 85.2582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kendallville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4434&lon=-85.2582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65609, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65609) (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: 34 total, 33 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/19810105007399I

## Narrative

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

ZD PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING ROLLOUT AND AIRCRAFT STRUCT SNOW BANK.

## Other reports on N65609 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820703028299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820703028299A), Jul 3, 1982: Cessna 152 (N65609), Harlan, IN, Substantial damage. Pulled mixture control in pattern to demonstrate forced landing. Unable to restart. Nosed over on off-airport landing

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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