# Accident 20050411008939A: Cessna 152, Williamsburg, OH, April 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2005, 13:08 local time
- Place: Williamsburg, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XSTS
- Location: 39.0186° N, 84.0039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0186&lon=-84.0039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24779, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24779-2017-06-07) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 468 total, 87 in this make and model, 171 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050411008939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN SPINNING NOSE DOWN, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO THE PROP, FUSELAGE (ENGINE & CABIN AREA), LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, AFT FUSELAGE AND THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS CLEAR, 10 MILES W/HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS, TEMPERATURE - 75 DEGREES, DEW POINT - 37 DEGREES, WINDS - EAST AT 13 MPH, BAR. -30.01".

## 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 NYC05FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA069), Apr 11, 2005: Cessna 152 (N24779), Williamsburg, OH, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An improperly installed rudder bumper, which resulted in a rudder jam during spin training and subsequent uncontrolled descent into terrain. A factor was the operator did not comply with the service…

## Other reports on N24779 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781102023579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781102023579I), Nov 2, 1978: Cessna 152 (N24779), Saginaw, TX, Minor damage. Overshot landing, struck fence at end of runway.

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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