# NTSB FTW79DRG50: Cessna 152, N49818, Westlaco, TX, July 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1979
- Place: Westlaco, TX · WESTLACO, TX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1712  79/7/22    WESTLACO,TX         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 131
        TIME - 1015                    N49818              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MID VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALICE,TX                    WESTLACO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK NEWLY PAVED ST FOR RNWY.HIT ST SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49818](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49818), registered now, S/N 15281338, built 1978 (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
- Airport: Mid Valley

## 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 19790722016809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790722016809A), Jul 22, 1979: Cessna 152, Weslaco, TX, Substantial damage. Landed on road parallel to runway. Hit yeild sign. Pilot error.

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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