# NTSB IAD80FA034: Cessna 152, N4896H, Apison, TN, March 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1980
- Place: Apison, TN · APISON, TN
- Location: 35.0049° N, 85.0097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apison, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0049&lon=-85.0097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FA034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0810  80/3/26    APISON,TN           CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 700
        TIME - 1840                    N4896H              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGEDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLLEGEDALE,TN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES NR RELATIVES HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4896H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4896H-1983-04-11), registration cancelled 1983-04-11, S/N 15284005, built 1979 (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: Collegedale

## 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 19800326010339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800326010339A), Mar 26, 1980: Cessna 152, Apison, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Approaching relative's residence, aircraft struck power lines at tree-top level.

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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