# Accident 19921021043029A: Cessna 152, New Port Richey, FL, October 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1992, 10:13 local time
- Place: New Port Richey, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2094° N, 82.6200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2094&lon=-82.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757SM-1995-04-26) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 965 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921021043029A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED TO DIVE VERTICALLY INTO GROUND. REPORTED DEPRESSED AND THREATENED SUICIDE. CORONER LISTED DEATH BY SUICIDE

## 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 MIA93FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA009), Oct 21, 1992: Cessna 152 (N757SM), New Port Richey, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL INFLIGHT BY THE PILOT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N757SM (1)

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

- [Incident 19800606055719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800606055719I), Jun 6, 1980: Cessna 152 (N757SM), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Taxied behind a 737 and jet blast blew plane up on wing tip and propeller.

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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