# NTSB NYC80FNE23: Cessna 152, N24976, Berlin, CT, July 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1980
- Place: Berlin, CT · BERLIN, CT
- Location: 41.6215° N, 72.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berlin, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6215&lon=-72.7457&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNE23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2728  80/7/19    BERLIN,CT           CESSNA 152          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 214
        TIME - 1630                    N24976              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HADDAM,CT                   PLAINVILLE,CT
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24976](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24976-1981-05-01), registration cancelled 1981-05-01, S/N 15280485, built 1977 (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 19800719035609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719035609A), Jul 19, 1980: Cessna 152, Berlin, CT, Destroyed. Airplane buzzed area several times at tree top level, struck trees during altitude loss in a steep bank.

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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