# NTSB NYC79FA089: Cessna 152, N7332B, Warwick, NY, September 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1979
- Place: Warwick, NY · WARWICK, NY
- Location: 41.2552° N, 74.3547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warwick, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2552&lon=-74.3547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3156   79/9/3    WARWICK,NY          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N7332B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARWICK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARWICK,NY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7332B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warwick

## 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 19790903035199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790903035199A), Sep 3, 1979: Cessna 152, Warwick, NY, Substantial damage. Student pilot landed nose wheel first. Collapsed nose wheel. Aircraft flipped o ver on runway.

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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