19791031043079A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · New Bedford, MA · October 31, 1979

Date
October 31, 1979 · 12:25 local
Place
New Bedford, MA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N757ZW
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FA008
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
231 total123 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Reported power loss. Indicates stalled turning to gain altitude. Crashed in bay. No engine defects found. Unknown.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED POWER LOSS. INDICATES STALLED TURNING TO GAIN ALTITUDE. CRASHED IN BAY. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.