# NTSB MIA79DLA44: Cessna 152, N89803, Nashville, GA, August 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1979
- Place: Nashville, GA · NASHVILLE, GA
- Location: 31.2057° N, 83.2464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2057&lon=-83.2464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLA44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2532  79/8/19  NR.NASHVILLE,GA       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 204
        TIME - 1030                    N89803              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         NASHVILLE,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- STRUCK SIGN POST WHILE MAKING TOUCH AND GO LDG ON HIGHWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89803](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89803-2013-09-11), registration cancelled 2013-09-11, S/N 15282874, built 1978 (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

## 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 19790819023869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819023869A), Aug 19, 1979: Cessna 152, Nashville, GA, Substantial damage. Elected to make a touch and go landing on a highway. Aircraft wing hit sign post on takeoff.

## Other investigations on N89803 (2)

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 MIA01LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA201), Jul 29, 2001: Cessna 152 (N89803), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot of N89803 to insure his brakes were set and that the airplane was not rolling prior to diverting his attention to duties inside the cockpit, resulting in N89803 rolling…
- [NTSB MIA89LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA070), Jan 19, 1989: Cessna 152 (N89803), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CESSNA 152 PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE PARKED PIPER PA-28.

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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