# NTSB CHI80DEP34: Cessna 152, N4809A, Watertown, WI, May 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1980
- Place: Watertown, WI · WATERTOWN, WI
- Location: 43.1894° N, 88.7289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1894&lon=-88.7289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEP34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1160  80/5/27    WATERTOWN,WI        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N4809A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERTOWN,WI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- GRASS 6 TO 9IN HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4809A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4809A-1988-07-22), registration cancelled 1988-07-22, S/N A1520897 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna A152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (registry code 2071836) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farmer'S Field

## 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 19800527018059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800527018059A), May 27, 1980: Cessna A152, Watertown, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from pasture. Grass was too high & aircraft crashed through fence at end of field.

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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