# NTSB NYC79FA081: Cessna 152, N49080, Kunkletown, PA, August 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1979
- Place: Kunkletown, PA · KUNKLETOWN, PA
- Location: 40.8479° N, 75.4482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kunkletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8479&lon=-75.4482&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3151  79/8/19    KUNKLETOWN,PA       CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1833                    N49080              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SLATINGTON,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49080](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49080-1998-01-27), registration cancelled 1998-01-27, S/N 15281139 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19790819035409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819035409A), Aug 19, 1979: Cessna 152, Kunkletown, PA, Destroyed. Student pilot circled parent's home at low altitude. Stalled, aircraft spun in. Alcohol involved.

## Other investigations on N49080 (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 NYC79FHA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA10), Feb 18, 1979: Cessna 152 (N49080), Slatington, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FHD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHD11), Mar 28, 1978: Cessna 152 (N49080), Pitman, NJ, 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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