# NTSB MKC79DCD35: Cessna 152, N24366, Mt Pleasant, IA, August 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1979
- Place: Mt Pleasant, IA · MT PLEASANT, IA
- Location: 40.9622° N, 91.5472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9622&lon=-91.5472&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134221
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2765  79/8/27    MT PLEASANT,IA      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1235                    N24366              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 23, 1154 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            545 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT PLEASANT,IA              MUSCATINE,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.EYE HOOK ON TAIL OF ACFT CAUGHT ON FENCE AT EDGE OF FARM STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24366](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24366-2014-09-19), registration cancelled 2014-09-19, S/N 15280238, 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: Farm Strip

## 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 19790827022249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790827022249A), Aug 27, 1979: Cessna 152, Mt Pleasant, IA, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff from farm field. Aircraft would not climb out of ground effect. Hit 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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