# Accident 19830128001819A: Cessna 152, Danbury, CT, January 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6279P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6279P) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830128001819A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL. AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOWBANK.

## 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 NYC83LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA057), Jan 28, 1983: Cessna 152 (N6279P), Danbury, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6279P (1)

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

- [Incident 19910108003169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910108003169I), Jan 8, 1991: Cessna 152 (N6279P), Williamson, NY. Student on crosscounty had rough engine. Vectored to nearest airport. Engine checked out normal.

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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