# NTSB MKC79DER28: Cessna 152, N48863, Blaine, MN, February 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1979
- Place: Blaine, MN · BLAINE, MN
- Location: 45.1608° N, 93.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1608&lon=-93.2349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DER28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0312  79/2/28    BLAINE,MN           CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N48863              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDKA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAINE,MN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48863](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48863-2019-11-29), registration cancelled 2019-11-29, S/N 15281011, 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: Andka County

## 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 19790228003889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228003889A), Feb 28, 1979: Cessna 152, Blaine, MN, Substantial damage. Student pilot landed short of runway, struck snowbank. Stopped on runway.

## Other investigations on N48863 (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 CHI98IA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98IA035), Nov 12, 1997: Cessna 152 (N48863), Blaine, MN, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the fracture of the flap cable as a result of fatigue cracking.
- [NTSB CHI93LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA072), Jan 17, 1993: Cessna 152 (N48863), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A TAKEOFF GROUND RUN.

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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