# Incident 19810213014629I: Cessna 152, Elma, NY, February 13, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1981, 16:45 local time
- Place: Elma, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8509° N, 78.6403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elma, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8509&lon=-78.6403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757HZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757HZ-1985-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 70 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213014629I

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE LOST POWER IN CRUISE. CARB HEAT APPLIED. POWER FLUCTUATED THEN ENGINE STOPPED. ENGINE RUNUP OK ON GROUND.

## Other reports on N757HZ (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820326006249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820326006249A), Mar 26, 1982: Cessna 152 (N757HZ), East Aurora, NY, Substantial damage. Departed in marginal weather for student training. Reported power loss. Prop slashes in snow. Heavy snow showers.
- [Incident 19780131001739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780131001739I), Jan 31, 1978: Cessna 152 (N757HZ), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Main landing gear grazed top of snowbank at end of runway during landing. Nose gear pushed back to firewall.

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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