# NTSB CHI79DEV31: Cessna 152, N68988, Galesburg, IL, September 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1979
- Place: Galesburg, IL · GALESBURG, IL
- Location: 40.9502° N, 90.3766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galesburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9502&lon=-90.3766&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEV31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEV31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2242  79/9/13    GALESBURG,IL        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1635                    N68988              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALESBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALESBURG,IL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N68988 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Galesburg

## 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 19790913026369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790913026369A), Sep 13, 1979: Cessna 152, Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage. Student pilot leveled aircraft too high on landing. Hit runway. Collapsed nose gear. Factor: crosswind.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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