# Accident 19800209002079A: Cessna A152, Mariposa, CA, February 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1980, 11:29 local time
- Place: Mariposa, CA
- Airport: Mariposa Yosemite
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5109° N, 120.0395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARIPOSA-YOSEMITE (MPI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5109&lon=-120.0395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7314L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7314L-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 9 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800209002079A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO CLIMB OVER MOUNTAIN AFTER TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO CLEAR TOP. HIT TREES ON SIDE OF MOUNTAIN.

## 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 LAX80FVA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA12), Feb 9, 1980: Cessna AL52 (N7314L), Mariposa, CA, 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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