# Accident 19791107031499A: Cessna 152, Belle Vernon, PA, November 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1979, 17:10 local time
- Place: Belle Vernon, PA
- Airport: Rostraver
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2097° N, 79.8314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROSTRAVER (FWQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2097&lon=-79.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757RA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C125 series (registry code 17011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 58 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FGM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791107031499A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL APPROACH. HIT SHORT OF RUNWAY. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. GUSTY WIND A FACTOR.

## 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 NYC80FGM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM06), Nov 7, 1979: Cessna C152 (N757RA), Belle Vernon, PA, substantial damage

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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