# NTSB NYC79FA039: Cessna 152, N67451, Stormville, NY, April 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1979
- Place: Stormville, NY · STORMVILLE, NY
- Location: 41.5704° N, 73.7454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stormville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5704&lon=-73.7454&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0444  79/4/18    STORMVILLE,NY       CESSNA 152          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                    N67451              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 760 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            377 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STORMVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STORMVILLE,NY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- TWO FLT INST ON LOCAL FLT WERE OBSERVED PREFORMING HAMMER-HEAD STALLS AT 200 FEET AGL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67451](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67451-2013-10-29), registration cancelled 2013-10-29, S/N 15281842, built 1978 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stormville

## 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 19790418006919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790418006919A), Apr 18, 1979: Cessna 152, Stormville, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft was observed to do aerobatics and buzzing. It made a steep pull up after a low pass, stalled and spun.

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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