# NTSB OAK79DVW17: Cessna 152, N24233, Panacca, NV, June 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1979
- Place: Panacca, NV · PANACCA, NV
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVW17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVW17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0918  79/6/13    PANACCA,NV          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1915                    N24233              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINCOLN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ST.GEORGE,UT.               ST.GEORGE,UT                 PANACCA,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                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                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- STU PLT, 2HRS FLT TIME LAST 90DAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24233](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24233-1989-03-09), registration cancelled 1989-03-09, S/N 15280163 (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: Lincoln 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 19790613012709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790613012709A), Jun 13, 1979: Cessna 152, Panaca, NV, Substantial damage. Student pilot on x-c attempted landing at destination lost directional control and crashed off side of runway.

## Other investigations on N24233 (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 LAX87LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA266), Jun 30, 1987: Cessna 152 (N24233), Pacoima, CA, 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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