# NTSB CHI81FEI06: Cessna 152, N49805, Youngstown, OH, November 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1980
- Place: Youngstown, OH · YOUNGSTOWN, OH
- Location: 41.0998° N, 80.6495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Youngstown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0998&lon=-80.6495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127840
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEI06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3177   80/11/8   YOUNGSTOWN,OH       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 298
        TIME - 1957                    N49805              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YOUNGSTOWN,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LN AT NGT DRG PRCTNRY TYPE APCH TO HIWAY.NO PRE-CRASH ENG PROBLEMS FND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49805](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49805-2012-12-18), registration cancelled 2012-12-18, S/N 15281328, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (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 19801108074559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801108074559A), Nov 8, 1980: Cessna 152, Youngstown, OH, Substantial damage. Observed circling low over highway. Struck power line. Near vertical impact after wire strike.

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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