# NTSB NYC80FFA14: Cessna 152, N714XC, Cadyville, NY, April 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1980
- Place: Cadyville, NY · CADYVILLE, NY
- Location: 44.6985° N, 73.6534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cadyville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6985&lon=-73.6534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FFA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2009  80/4/26  NR.CADYVILLE,NY       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 21, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1725                    N714XC              PX-  0  1  0  OTHER                     HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLATTSBURG,NY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED IN LOW LEVEL FLIGHT IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF A HOUSE OCCUPIED BY FRIENDS OF PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714XC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714XC-1981-08-20), registration cancelled 1981-08-20, S/N 15279505 (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 19800426010649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426010649A), Apr 26, 1980: Cessna 152, Cadyville, NY, Destroyed. Impacted in a swamp after buzzing a friend's residence.

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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