# Accident 19781105044239A: Cessna 152, West Mifflin, PA, November 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1978
- Place: West Mifflin, PA
- Airport: Allegheny Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25507, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25507-1982-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 565 total, 51 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781105044239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIT SLAG PILE 75 FT BELOW THE TOP. PILOT HAD CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC79FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA008), Nov 5, 1978: Cessna 152 (N25507), West Mifflin, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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