# NTSB NYC80FA022: Cessna 152, N68326, Indian Head, PA, January 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1980
- Place: Indian Head, PA · INDIAN HEAD, PA
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA022-201184

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0120  80/1/29  NR.INDIAN HEAD,PA     CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 1156
        TIME - 0030                    N68326              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHARLOTTE,NC                LATROBE,PA                   ROANOKE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FOURTH ACFT IN A FLT OF FOUR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68326](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68326-2017-04-05), registration cancelled 2017-04-05, S/N 15282258, 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

## 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 19800129001549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800129001549A), Jan 29, 1980: Cessna 152, Indian Head, PA, Destroyed. Struck ground in mountainous area at night with snowshowers in area. No evidence of power at impact.

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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