# NTSB MIA78FKG76: Cessna 152, N49143, Birmingham, GA, August 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1978
- Place: Birmingham, GA · BIRMINGHAM, GA
- Location: 34.1665° N, 84.3330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1665&lon=-84.3330&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKG76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3000  78/8/29  NR.BIRMINGHAM,GA      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1905                    N49143              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 613 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            188 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- 180DEG TURN DURING CLIMB-OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49143](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49143-2014-08-11), registration cancelled 2014-08-11, S/N 15281162, 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

## 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 19780829027039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829027039A), Aug 29, 1978: Cessna A150K, Birmingham, GA, Destroyed. 180DEG turn during climb-out.

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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