# Accident 19810409018129A: Cessna 152, Warrenton, MO, April 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Warrenton, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8191° N, 91.1379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrenton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8191&lon=-91.1379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6482M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6482M) (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: 225 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409018129A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER-LINE ON LOW PASS OVER FARM FIELD. REMAINED AIRBORNE. LANDED SAFELY. VERTICAL FIN & RUDDER DAMAGE.

## 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 MKC81FCA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA09), Apr 9, 1981: Cessna 152 (N6482M), Warrenton, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6482M (1)

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

- [Incident 20210824016739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210824016739I), Aug 24, 2021: Cessna 152 (N6482M), Burlington, VT, No damage. Pilot declared an emergency due to electrical power loss while conducting touch & gos in the tower pattern.

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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