# NTSB NYC80FA008: Cessna 152, N757ZW, New Bedford, MA, October 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1979
- Place: New Bedford, MA · NEW BEDFORD, MA
- Location: 41.6613° N, 70.9379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6613&lon=-70.9379&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133156
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3410  79/10/31 NR.NEW BEDFORD,MA     CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 231
        TIME - 1225                    N757ZW              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         NEW BEDFORD,MA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- BEFORE ACDNT,PLT RPRTD LOSS OF ENG PWR,SLOW CIRCLING CLIMB THRU 1850FT BFR CROSSING CITY TO ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757ZW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757ZW-1981-12-17), registration cancelled 1981-12-17, S/N 15280143 (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

## 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 19791031043079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791031043079A), Oct 31, 1979: Cessna 152, New Bedford, MA, Destroyed. Reported power loss. Indicates stalled turning to gain altitude. Crashed in bay. No engine defects found. Unknown.

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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