# NTSB MIA79FA087: Cessna 152, N25356, Greenville, MS, May 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1979
- Place: Greenville, MS · GREENVILLE, MS
- Location: 33.3833° N, 91.0521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3833&lon=-91.0521&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1759  79/5/21  NR.GREENVILLE,MS      CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 138
        TIME - 1725                    N25356              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GREENVILLE,MS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25356](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25356-2013-01-22), registration cancelled 2013-01-22, S/N 15280611, 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 19790521022679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790521022679A), May 21, 1979: Cessna 152, Greenville, MS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Observed aircraft buzzing area, pulled up in vertical climb at low altitude. Stalled. Dived into ground.

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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