# NTSB CHI81FEX22: Cessna 152, N67946, Cayuga, IN, September 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1981
- Place: Cayuga, IN · CAYUGA, IN
- Location: 39.9473° N, 87.4646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cayuga, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9473&lon=-87.4646&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEX22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2753  81/9/25    CAYUGA,IN           CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 147
        TIME - 1630                    N67946              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TERRE HAUTE,IN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N67946 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- 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 19810925063059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810925063059A), Sep 25, 1981: Cessna 152, Cayuga, IN, Substantial damage. Low flying student pilot struck and severed powerlines. Remained airborne and returned to base.

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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