# NTSB MKC79DCD40: Cessna 152, N65465, Oxford, IA, September 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1979
- Place: Oxford, IA · OXFORD, IA
- Location: 41.7228° N, 91.7911° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7228&lon=-91.7911&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 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133523
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCD40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2755  79/9/12    OXFORD,IA           CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N65465              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREEN CASTLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OXFORD,IA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-ACFT SETTLED AFTER 20 DEC OF FLAPS RETRACTED,REDUCED PWR & LND IN BEAN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65465](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65465-2004-08-03), registration cancelled 2004-08-03, S/N 15281568, 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
- Airport: Green Castle

## 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 19790912022709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790912022709A), Sep 12, 1979: Cessna 152, Oxford, IA, Substantial damage. Student bounced on landing. Acft ballooned, attempted go-around. Dumped flaps. Acft hit off runway. Flipped.

## Other investigations on N65465 (1)

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 ATL96LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA039), Jan 23, 1996: Cessna 152 (N65465), Greenville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the student pilot to maintain airspeed while raising the flaps during the go-around.

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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