# NTSB CHI79DEP32: Cessna 152, N89048, Eau Claire, WI, February 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1979
- Place: Eau Claire, WI · EAU CLAIRE, WI
- Location: 44.8113° N, 91.4985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eau Claire, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8113&lon=-91.4985&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEP32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0504  79/2/26    EAU CLAIRE,WI       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N89048              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAU CLAIRE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAU CLAIRE,WI               EAU CLAIRE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89048](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89048-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 15282609, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eau Claire County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790226003679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790226003679A), Feb 26, 1979: Cessna 152, Eau Claire, WI, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on landing.

## Other investigations on N89048 (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 LAX83LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA114), Feb 22, 1983: Cessna 152 (N89048), Corona, CA, substantial damage

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.

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