# NTSB LAX80FA021: Cessna 152, N48835, Flagstaff, AZ, November 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1979
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133191
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3488  79/11/27 NR.FLAGSTAFF,AZ       CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 130
        TIME - 0851                    N48835              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLAGSTAFF,AZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- LCL FLT TO SPOT ELK.WITNESS STATED-ACFT SUDDENLY WENT HEAD 1ST INTO GND FM 200FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48835](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48835-2012-12-18), registration cancelled 2012-12-18, S/N 15280992, built 1977 (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: 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 19791127041589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791127041589A), Nov 27, 1979: Cessna 152, Flagstaff, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Circled at low altitude, nosed down to vertical impact with ground. No airplane or pilot defects.

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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