# Accident 19831109060049A: Cessna 152, Leesburg, VA, November 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1983, 19:00 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6470Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6470Q-1985-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 150 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831109060049A

## Narrative

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

COWL FLAP CAME OPEN AND FLAPPING ON CLIMBOUT. CFI TOOK OVER. TOO LOW. SHUTDOWN HIT UTILITY POLE. MECH FAILED FASTEN

## 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 ATL84LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA042), Nov 10, 1983: Cessna 152 (N6470Q), Leesburg, VA, destroyed

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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