# NTSB MIA80DLD08: Cessna 152, N24308, Cedar Key, FL, November 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1979
- Place: Cedar Key, FL · CEDAR KEY, FL
- Location: 29.1503° N, 83.0374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Key, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1503&lon=-83.0374&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3682   79/11/9   CEDAR KEY,FL        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 72, 1738
        TIME - 1000                    N24308              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGE T LEWIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOKSVILLE,FL.             CEDAR KEY,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24308](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24308-1989-03-30), registration cancelled 1989-03-30, S/N 15280207 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: George T Lewis

## 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 19791109034739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109034739A), Nov 9, 1979: Cessna 152, Cedar Key, FL, Substantial damage. Airplane veered off side of runway into a tree during landing roll. No aircraft defects were found.

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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