# NTSB MIA79DKT84: Cessna 152, N46426, Marathon, FL, June 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1979
- Place: Marathon, FL · MARATHON, FL
- Location: 24.7323° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7323&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKT84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT84

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790604021279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790604021279A), Jun 4, 1979: Cessna 152, Marathon, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of acft on lndg roll. Verred off side of runway.

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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