# NTSB FTW79DPD44: Cessna 152, N5139B, Fort Worth, TX, August 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1979
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134142
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPD44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2543  79/8/23    FORT WORTH,TX       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N5139B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT'S RGT HAND SEVERED WHILE REMOVING CHOCK FROM NOSE WHEEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5139B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5139B-2017-04-07), registration cancelled 2017-04-07, S/N 15283771, built 1979 (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Meacham

## 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 19790823030169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823030169A), Aug 23, 1979: Cessna 152, Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Student pilot exited the acft with engine running to remove nose wheel chock. Student"s hand severed by propeller.

## Other investigations on N5139B (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 MIA99LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA014), Oct 25, 1998: Cessna 152 (N5139B), Olive Branch, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on takeoff, resulting in the airplane's excursion off the runway and collision with trees.

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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