# NTSB IAD78DLJ07: Cessna 152, N757QA, Ft.Bragg, NC, February 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1978
- Place: Ft.Bragg, NC · FT.BRAGG, NC
- Location: 35.1381° N, 79.0075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Bragg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1381&lon=-79.0075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DLJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0326  78/2/23    FT.BRAGG,NC         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N757QA              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMMONS AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.BRAGG,NC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- FIRST STUDENT SOLO.LNDD ADJACENT TO HOVERING CH-47 HELICOPTER,RAN OFF SIDE,HIT EXPOSED TAXIWAY LIP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757QA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757QA-2018-06-26), registration cancelled 2018-06-26, S/N 15279909, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Simmons Aaf

## 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 19780223002379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780223002379A), Feb 23, 1978: Cessna A150K, Ft.Bragg, NC, Substantial damage. First student solo. Lndd adjacent to hovering CH-47 helicopter,ran side,hit exposed taxiway lip

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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