# Accident 19801018057589A: Cessna 152, Indiana, PA, October 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Indiana, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6220° N, 79.1553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indiana, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6220&lon=-79.1553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25520, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25520-1983-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 150 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM02-201173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018057589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT UNIMPROVED FIELD, HIT TREES ON DEPARTURE END OF FIELD AND CRASHED.

## 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 NYC81FGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM02-201173), Oct 18, 1980: Cessna 152 (N25520), Indiana, 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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