# NTSB FTW80FRA12: Cessna 152, N49190, Eagle Lake, TX, December 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1979
- Place: Eagle Lake, TX · EAGLE LAKE, TX
- Location: 29.5873° N, 96.3286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Lake, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5873&lon=-96.3286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2935   79/12/7   EAGLE LAKE,TX       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N49190              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COLLEGE STATION,TX          RETURN                       EAGLE LAKE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49190](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49190-2012-08-08), registration cancelled 2012-08-08, S/N 15281183, built 1977 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Eagle Lake

## 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 19791207034339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791207034339A), Dec 7, 1979: Cessna 152, Eagle Lake, TX, Destroyed. Student pilot lost control of acft during an aborted takeoff. Acft stalled, bounced. Stopped off side of runway.

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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