# Accident 20000301043739A: Cessna 152, Hazleton, PA, March 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2000, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hazleton, PA
- Airport: Hazleton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9504° N, 75.9708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9504&lon=-75.9708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67639, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67639-2017-12-22) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000301043739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED HIS HOME BASE AIRPORT ON A VFR FLIGHT TO HAZLETON, PA (HZL). THE PILOT MADE THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10 AT THE HAZLETON AIRPORT AND LANDED IN A CROSSWIND. UPON LANDING THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH, DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE WHEEL, ENGINE MOUNT AND LEFT WING.

## 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 NYC00LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA101), Mar 1, 2000: Cessna 152 (N67639), Hazelton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

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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