# NTSB FTW80FA014: Cessna 152, N7611B, Lillian, TX, November 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1979
- Place: Lillian, TX · LILLIAN, TX
- Location: 32.5065° N, 97.1875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lillian, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5065&lon=-97.1875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133089
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA014

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3117  79/11/17 NR.LILLIAN,TX         CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 1200
        TIME - 1430                    N7611B              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PERFORMED ACRBTS WO PARACHUTE OR APPROVAL OF ACFT OWNER/OPERATOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7611B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7611B-1983-08-10), registration cancelled 1983-08-10, S/N A1520778 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19791117035909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791117035909A), Nov 17, 1979: Cessna 152, Lillian, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled aircraft and spun into ground while performing aerobatics at unsafe altitude.

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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