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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Vale, NC · February 18, 1980

Date
February 18, 1980 · 18:10 local
Place
Vale, NC
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N25488
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80FA025
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
183 total24 in this make and model33 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.

Buzzed area, pulled up into vertical climb from tree-top level & stalled. Dived vertically to ground.

As the FAA filed it

BUZZED AREA, PULLED UP INTO VERTICAL CLIMB FROM TREE-TOP LEVEL & STALLED. DIVED VERTICALLY TO GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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