# Accident 19840502015069A: Cessna A152, Bethlehem, PA, May 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1984, 15:10 local time
- Place: Bethlehem, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6591° N, 75.3906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6591&lon=-75.3906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8135L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840502015069A

## Narrative

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

AEROBATICS LOW ALTITUDE. SPUN OUT OF HAMMERHEAD STALL. RECOVERED BUT ACCELERATE STALL AND SPIN OCCURRED. IMPACTED.

## 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 NYC84FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA157), May 2, 1984: Cessna A152 (N8135L), Bethlehem, PA, destroyed, 1 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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