# NTSB ATL80FA096: Cessna 152, N4870A, Bluefield, WV, September 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1980
- Place: Bluefield, WV · BLUEFIELD, WV
- Location: 37.2628° N, 81.2113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bluefield, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2628&lon=-81.2113&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FA096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2871  80/9/13  NR.BLUEFIELD,WV       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1921                    N4870A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 47, 1292 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            121 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BLUEFIELD,WV                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        REMARKS- CRASHED APRX 1500FT FM CESSNA 172,N4880F.WITNESS RPRTD 2 ACFT AT LOW ALT AT TIME/VCNTY OF ACDNTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4870A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4870A-1995-07-25), registration cancelled 1995-07-25, S/N A1520902 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna A152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (registry code 2071836) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800913041459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913041459A), Sep 13, 1980: Cessna A152, Bluefield, WV, Substantial damage. Crashed into trees on mountain, near another aircraft that crashed at same time. Suspect low altitude chase.

## Other investigations on N4870A (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 NYC90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA172), Jul 26, 1990: Cessna C-152A (N4870A), Yellowsprings, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRPLANE AFTER PREMATURELY BECOMING AIRBORNE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A ROUGH FIELD AND A HIDDEN OBSTRUCTION.

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.

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