# NTSB IAD79FA013: Cessna 152, N7359B, Spencer, WV, November 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1978
- Place: Spencer, WV · SPENCER, WV
- Location: 38.8001° N, 81.3527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8001&lon=-81.3527&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139098
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3423  78/11/18   SPENCER,WV          CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 522
        TIME - 1800                    N7359B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LEWISBURG,WV                COLUMBUS,OH                  GALLIPOLIS,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALC LEVEL 264MG%.KMR MUFFLER/HEAT EXCHANGER LEAKING,AD APPLIES,COMPLIED WITH AD.DARK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7359B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7359B-1982-08-17), registration cancelled 1982-08-17, S/N A1520756 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19781118037459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781118037459A), Nov 18, 1978: Cessna A150K, Spencer, WV, Destroyed. Plt blood alc level 264MG .kmr muffler/heat exchanger leaking,AD ies,complied with AD.dark.

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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