# Accident 19820326006249A: Cessna 152, East Aurora, NY, March 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: East Aurora, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7601° N, 78.6091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7601&lon=-78.6091&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: 12,580 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820326006249A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED IN MARGINAL WEATHER FOR STUDENT TRAINING. REPORTED POWER LOSS. PROP SLASHES IN SNOW. HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS.

## 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 NYC82DA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA063), Mar 26, 1982: Cessna 152 (N757HZ), East Aurora, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N757HZ (2)

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

- [Incident 19810213014629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213014629I), Feb 13, 1981: Cessna 152 (N757HZ), Elma, NY, Minor damage. Za engine lost power in cruise. Carb heat applied. Power fluctuated then engine stopped. Engine runup ok on ground.
- [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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