- Date
- June 4, 1982, 15:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Elma, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N757GYCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820604020619A
- Case key
- 70582
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was performing a flight exam for a private pilot certificate. An approach was made to a field bordered by high tension lines. During the approach the aircraft collided with wires and descended nose first to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757GY
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279740
- Airframe hours
- 1,575
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Buffalo Air Park, Inc.
- Registered owner
- James Cavanaugh
- Departed
- West Seneca, NY
- Destination
- West Seneca, NY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 65 total · 17 in this make and model · 20 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 154 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.