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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Lander, WY · February 16, 1980

Date
February 16, 1980 · 15:30 local
Place
Lander, WY
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N24272
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FTC07
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
216 total49 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Flew into canyon at low altitude. Unable to out-climb rising terrain. Airplane stalled, hit trees.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO CANYON AT LOW ALTITUDE. UNABLE TO OUT-CLIMB RISING TERRAIN. AIRPLANE STALLED, HIT TREES.

NTSB investigation

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