# Accident 19840812073309A: Cessna 152, Cressey, CA, August 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1984, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cressey, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3210° N, 120.6296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3210&lon=-120.6296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6321M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6321M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 96 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA438) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840812073309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLYING LOW OVER RIVER. STRUCK POWERLINES, CONTINUED TO AN AIRPORT, LANDED. TOOK OFF AND FLEW TO HOME BASE.

## 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 LAX84LA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA438), Aug 12, 1984: Cessna 152 (N6321M), Cressey, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6321M (2)

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

- [Accident 19960209044289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960209044289A), Feb 9, 1996: Cessna 152 (N6321M), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Narrative: on February 9, 1996, at 1534 PST a Cessna 152 operated by wings over California, and piloted by student pilot yoshihisa nagata, was involved in a…
- [Incident 19860308013289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860308013289I), Mar 8, 1986: Cessna 152 (N6321M), Atwater, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control during rollout in crosswind. Nose gear collapsed in wet dirt.

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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