# NTSB FTW79DPA28: Cessna 152, N25281, Corsicana, TX, September 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1979
- Place: Corsicana, TX · CORSICANA, TX
- Location: 32.0824° N, 96.4667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corsicana, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0824&lon=-96.4667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2550  79/9/10    CORSICANA,TX        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N25281              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORSICANA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORSICANA,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- DITCH NEAR RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25281](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25281-1996-09-11), registration cancelled 1996-09-11, S/N 15280569 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Corsicana Muni

## 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 19790910027249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790910027249A), Sep 10, 1979: Cessna 152, Corsicana, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on takeoff.

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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