# NTSB LAX80DVD05: Cessna 152, N5085B, Santa Rosa, CA, December 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1979
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132082
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3742  79/12/14   SANTA ROSA,CA       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2030                    N5085B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 1582 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            860 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA ROSA AIR CN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PETALOMA,CA.                SANTA ROSA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DRG NGT LNDG ON RWY WO LGTS,STUDENT PLT LNDD ON FRESHLY MOWED GRASS NEXT TO RWY,ENCTRD SOFT TRRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5085B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5085B), registered now, S/N 15283739, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Rosa Air Cn

## 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 19791214034229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791214034229A), Dec 14, 1979: Cessna 152, Santa Rosa, CA, Substantial damage. Attempted landing at night on unlit runway. Missed runway. Landed adjacent to runway. Nosed over in soft mud.

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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