# Accident 19830627030359A: Cessna 152, Neligh, NE, June 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1983, 22:23 local time
- Place: Neligh, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1291° N, 98.0192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1291&lon=-98.0192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46832 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 340 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830627030359A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FLYING AT NIGHT IN IMC DESCENDED INTO A POWERLINE AND POLES. WAS ADVISED OF IFR WEATHER IN BRIEFING.

## 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 MKC83FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA136), Jun 28, 1983: Cessna 152 (N46832), Neligh, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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