# Accident 19821230065819A: Cessna 152, King City, CA, December 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1982, 13:45 local time
- Place: King City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2002° N, 120.9397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2002&lon=-120.9397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5275H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5275H-2004-11-08) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 642 total, 397 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FVM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821230065819A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK AND SEVERED POWERLINES DURING A LOW LEVEL FLIGHT OVER A CREEKBED. REMAINED AIRBORNE TO NEAREST AIRPORT.

## 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 LAX83FVM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVM06), Dec 30, 1982: Cessna 152 (N5275H), King City, CA, 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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