# NTSB MKC80DER17: Cessna 152, N24537, Anoka, MN, January 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1980
- Place: Anoka, MN · ANOKA, MN
- Location: 45.2144° N, 93.3916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anoka, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2144&lon=-93.3916&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DER17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1087  80/1/13    ANOKA,MN            CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N24537              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GATEWAY NORTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANOKA,MN                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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 CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           34                                                      240
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SNOWBANK NR EDGE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24537](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24537-2010-07-19), registration cancelled 2010-07-19, S/N 15280317, 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: Gateway North

## 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 19800113000099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800113000099A), Jan 13, 1980: Cessna 152, Anoka, MN, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing in a crosswind. Veered off side of runway in a snowbank

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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