# NTSB MKC80DER14: Cessna 152, N24374, Jackson, MN, December 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1979
- Place: Jackson, MN · JACKSON, MN
- Location: 43.6257° N, 94.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6257&lon=-94.9886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DER14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3840   79/12/4   JACKSON,MN          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1605                    N24374              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CAMBRIDGE,MN                WORTHINGTON,MN               AITKIN MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           41                                                      230
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD STRONG HDWND,DIVERTED,FUEL EXHAUSTED BFR LNDG.TCHDWN LONG DRG FORCED LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24374](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24374-1982-03-26), registration cancelled 1982-03-26, S/N 15280241, built 1977 (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: Jackson Muni

## 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 19791204037369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791204037369A), Dec 4, 1979: Cessna 152, Jackson, MN, Substantial damage. Low on fuel due to headwind. Diverted to nearest airport. Ran out of fuel in pattern. Overshot runway.

## Other investigations on N24374 (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 MKC78DCD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD12), Feb 18, 1978: Cessna 152 (N24374), Ankeny, IA, substantial damage

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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