# Accident 19801108074559A: Cessna 152, Youngstown, OH, November 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1980, 19:57 local time
- Place: Youngstown, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0998° N, 80.6495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Youngstown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0998&lon=-80.6495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49805, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49805-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 298 total, 153 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEI06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801108074559A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED CIRCLING LOW OVER HIGHWAY. STRUCK POWER LINE. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT AFTER WIRE STRIKE.

## 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 CHI81FEI06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI06), Nov 8, 1980: Cessna 152 (N49805), Youngstown, OH, 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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