# NTSB NYC80FGM02: Cessna 152, N64932, Butler, PA, October 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1979
- Place: Butler, PA · BUTLER, PA
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FGM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2982   79/10/6   BUTLER,PA           CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1810                    N64932              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZELIENOPLE,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64932](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64932-2004-08-31), registration cancelled 2004-08-31, S/N 15281482 (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: 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 19791006026989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791006026989A), Oct 6, 1979: Cessna 152, Butler, PA, Substantial damage. Student pilot ran out of fuel in practice area. Landed in farm field. Collapsed nose gear.

## Other investigations on N64932 (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC93LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA105), Jun 8, 1993: Cessna 152 (N64932), Provincetown, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER. IMPROPER LANDING FLARE IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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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