# NTSB NYC79FA008: Cessna 152, N25507, West Mifflin, PA, November 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1978
- Place: West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Location: 40.3574° N, 79.9056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Mifflin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3574&lon=-79.9056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138087
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4351   78/11/5   WEST MIFFLIN,PA     CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 565
        TIME - 1125                    N25507              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST MIFFLIN,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
          PILOT-ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
        REMARKS- HIT SLAG PILE 75 FT BELOW THE TOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25507](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25507-1982-08-30), registration cancelled 1982-08-30, S/N 15280703, built 1977 (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: Allegheny Co

## 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 19781105044239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781105044239A), Nov 5, 1978: Cessna 152, West Mifflin, PA, Destroyed. Hit slag pile 75 ft below the top. Pilot had cardiovascular disease.

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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