# NTSB MIA79FKG29: Cessna 152, N49155, Cobbtown, GA, April 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1979
- Place: Cobbtown, GA · COBBTOWN, GA
- Location: 32.2792° N, 82.1383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cobbtown, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2792&lon=-82.1383&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1887   79/4/5  NR.COBBTOWN,GA        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 488
        TIME - 1230                    N49155              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 131 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         COBBTOWN,GA                  SAVANNAH,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- ACFT FAILED TO FLY OUT OF GROUND EFFECT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49155](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49155-2012-12-18), registration cancelled 2012-12-18, S/N 15281169, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19790405008079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405008079A), Apr 5, 1979: Cessna 152, Cobbtown, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from a short runway. Decided to abort takeoff and hit a fence.

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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