# NTSB CHI79FEI32: Cessna 152, N24218, Akron, OH, July 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1979
- Place: Akron, OH · AKRON, OH
- Location: 41.0814° N, 81.5190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0814&lon=-81.5190&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135083
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEI32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1556   79/7/9    AKRON,OH            CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1430                    N24218              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     44, 2615 TOTAL HOURS, 830
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,OH                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- TKOF FROM SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT,APPX 600FT AVBL.ACFT WAS ON DISPLAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24218](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24218-2006-03-30), registration cancelled 2006-03-30, S/N 15280156, built 1977 (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

## 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 19790709014579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790709014579A), Jul 9, 1979: Cessna 152, Akron, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot took off from a shopping center parking lot. Hit a jeep 600 feet from takeoff point.

## Other investigations on N24218 (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 ATL05CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA045), Jan 17, 2005: Cessna 152 (N24218), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of fuel system blockage.

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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