# Accident 19811126075841A: Cessna 152, Mahopac, NJ, November 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1981, 13:50 local time
- Place: Mahopac, NJ
- Airport: Mahopac
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N24790, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24790-1991-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 607 total, 21 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FHM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126075841A

## Narrative

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

OVERTOOK AND COLLIDED FROM UNDERNEATH WITH N8368M WHILE MAKING A NONSTANDARD PATTERN. FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8368M, Cessna A150K: [Accident 19811126075842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126075842A)

## 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 NYC82FHM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHM02), Nov 26, 1981: Cessna 152 (N24790), Mahopac, NY, destroyed

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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