# NTSB NYC79DGM07: Cessna 152, N757MB, Tarentum, PA, December 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1978
- Place: Tarentum, PA · TARENTUM, PA
- Location: 40.6072° N, 79.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tarentum, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6072&lon=-79.7598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DGM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DGM07

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4055  78/12/13   TARENTUM,PA         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 142
        TIME - 1530                    N757MB              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REMICH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TARENTUM,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    4500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           39                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           17                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DRIFTED INTO SNOWBANK.WIND GUSTING 27K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757MB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757MB-1993-07-02), registration cancelled 1993-07-02, S/N 15279839 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Remich

## 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 19781213039509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781213039509A), Dec 13, 1978: Cessna A150K, Tarentum, PA, Substantial damage. Drifted into snowbank. Wind gusting 27K.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.