# Accident 19850925077389A: Cessna 152, Concord, CA, September 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1985, 15:36 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0006° N, 122.0304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0006&lon=-122.0304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64981, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64981-1989-01-12) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 48 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850925077389A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE 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 LAX85LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA406), Sep 25, 1985: Cessna 152 (N64981), Concord, CA, substantial damage

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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