# NTSB DEN81FA031: Cessna 152, N757YH, Cowley, WY, May 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1981
- Place: Cowley, WY · COWLEY, WY
- Location: 44.8835° N, 108.4693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cowley, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8835&lon=-108.4693&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2494   81/5/4    COWLEY,WY           CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N757YH              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH BIG HORN CT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COWLEY,WY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT WITH HISTORY OF SEIZURES.DILANTIN,USED FOR SEIZURE TREATMENT FOUND IN BLOOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757YH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757YH), registered now, S/N 15280106 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: North Big Horn Ct

## 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 19810504022239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810504022239A), May 4, 1981: Cessna 152, Cowley, WY, Destroyed. Student pilot suffered a mal seizure on climbout. Lost control of aircraft. Had been taking medicine for illness.

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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