# NTSB NYC80FGM06: Cessna C152, N757RA, Belle Vernon, PA, November 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1979
- Place: Belle Vernon, PA · BELLE VERNON, PA
- Location: 40.1234° N, 79.8620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Vernon, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1234&lon=-79.8620&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FGM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3594   79/11/7   BELLE VERNON,PA     CESSNA C152         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 62
        TIME - 1710                    N757RA              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSTRAVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLE VERNON,PA             BELLE VERNON,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757RA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757RA), registered now, S/N 15279933, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C125 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (registry code 17011, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rostraver

## 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 19791107031499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791107031499A), Nov 7, 1979: Cessna 152, Belle Vernon, PA, Substantial damage. Experienced high sink rate on final approach. Hit short of runway. Collapsed nose gear. Gusty wind a 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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