# Accident 19840821074929A: Cessna 152, Mercer, PA, August 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1984, 15:50 local time
- Place: Mercer, PA
- Airport: Ballard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2204° N, 80.2305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2204&lon=-80.2305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5545L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5545L-1985-01-22) (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: 5,384 total, 95 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840821074929A

## Narrative

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

POOR CLIMB RATE, PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. HIT UTILITY LINE, IMPACTED GROUND. BOTTOM SPARK PLUGS LEAD FOULED.

## 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 NYC84LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA292), Aug 21, 1984: Cessna 152II (N5545L), Mercer, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5545L (1)

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

- [Accident 19830330010129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830330010129A), Mar 30, 1983: Cessna 152 (N5545L), Mansfield, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control on the takeoff roll. Left the runway,bounced into the air. Came down on a wing and prop.

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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