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FTW79DRG53

1979-08-24 · JUNCTION, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N4669A

Make / Model
CESSNA A152
Year of manufacture
1979 · 0 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790215
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5B379

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
CESSNA 152A · N4669A
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
C4
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
A RANCH
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Temp
73° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
0000A1520860
Total time
645 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
97
Age
20

Cause factors

  • 64/A/29 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 64/A/06 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 80/J/BA J
    AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES WET RUNWAY Joint cause
  • 80/J/BI J
    AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES HIGH VEGETATION Joint cause
  • 88/J/DH J
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY Joint cause

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 1886. Source file NTSB_1979_3_1886.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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