# NTSB LAX80DVG61: Cessna 152, N49177, Yolo County, CA, August 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1980
- Place: Yolo County, CA · YOLO COUNTY, CA
- Location: 38.6867° N, 121.9011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yolo County, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6867&lon=-121.9011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129949
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVG61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1651   80/8/3    YOLO COUNTY,CA      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 0915                    N49177              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOLO COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YOLO COUNTY,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49177](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49177-2008-02-28), registration cancelled 2008-02-28, S/N 15283434, 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: Yolo County

## 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 19800803039129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800803039129A), Aug 3, 1980: Cessna 152, Winters, CA, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control of airplane on landing roll. Ran off runway into a fence.

## Other investigations on N49177 (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN89LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA112), Apr 24, 1989: Cessna 152 (N49177), Ogden, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING & SEPARATION OF THE NOSE LANDING WHEEL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

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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