# Accident 19970702025849A: Cessna 152, Madera, CA, July 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0405° N, 120.0305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0405&lon=-120.0305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64954, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64954-2013-04-30) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 45 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970702025849A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN XWIND LANDING. LEFT RUNWAY. HIT EMBANKMENT. POSSIBLE DUST DEVIL CROSSING 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 LAX97LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA233), Jul 2, 1997: Cessna 152 (N64954), Madera, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during takeoff.

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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