MIA79DKT84

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Marathon, FL · June 4, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 4, 1979
Place
Marathon, FL · MARATHON, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N46426Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790604021279A
Case key
135426

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2396   79/6/4    MARATHON,FL         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N46426              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARATHON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARATHON,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- BRUSH

Aircraft

Registration
N46426
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Marathon

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.