# Accident 19810315009269A: Cessna 152, Pontiac, MI, March 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1981, 15:20 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4737L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4737L) (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: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEC18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810315009269A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BLOWN OVER WHILE STUDENT PILOT WAS TAXIING. SURFACE WINDS EXCEEDED AIRPLANE'S SAFE CONTROL LIMITS.

## 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 CHI81DEC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEC18), Mar 15, 1981: Cessna 152 (N4737L), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4737L (2)

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

- [Accident 20020418018329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020418018329A), Apr 18, 2002: Cessna 152 (N4737L), Matawan, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman landed aircraft with approx. 10 knots of tailwind component. Airman landed a/c approx. 10 KTS above recommended approach speed. Aircraft departed…
- [Incident 19900831047839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831047839I), Aug 31, 1990: Cessna 152 (N4737L), Westhampton Bea, NY. RPM fluctuating and poor throttle response. No effect with carburetor heat. Heat cable had separated.

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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