# Accident 19820430023039A: Cessna 152, White Sulphur S, WV, April 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1982, 14:35 local time
- Place: White Sulphur S, WV
- Airport: White Sulphur Spr
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8011° N, 80.3008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Sulphur Springs, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8011&lon=-80.3008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49924, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49924-2001-02-20) (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: 1,076 total, 105 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820430023039A

## Narrative

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

MADE TURN INTO RISING TERRAIN ON CLIMBOUT INSTEAD OF NORMAL HIGHWAY GAP ROUTE. NEAR GROSS WEIGHT. FLEW INTO TREES.

## 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 ATL82DA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA117), Apr 30, 1982: Cessna 152 (N49924), White Sulphur S, WV, destroyed

## Other reports on N49924 (2)

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

- [Incident 19791014052729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014052729I), Oct 14, 1979: Cessna 152 (N49924), Georgetown, IN, Minor damage. Engine became rough, pilot checked for carb ice. Made precautionary landing in a field. Primer unlocked and out.
- [Accident 19780509009849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780509009849A), May 9, 1978: Cessna A150K (N49924), Yankton, SD, 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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