# NTSB NYC82FGT08: Cessna A152, N7378L, Scotland, PA, March 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: March 2, 1982, 08:48 local (13:48 UTC)
- Place: Scotland, PA
- Coordinates: 39.969207, -77.590507 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9692&lon=-77.5905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FGT08
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72575/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT08

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER THE PILOT MADE A LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY 13. AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO PULL UP INTO A 40 TO 45 DEGREE CLIMB, THEN STALL AND ENTER A SPIN. IT CRASHED IN A NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7378L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7378L-2014-11-17), registration cancelled 2014-11-17, S/N A1520797, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Registry model: [Cessna A152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (registry code 2071836) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: A1520797
- Airframe hours: 1110
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: George Kabeller
- Registered owner: George Kabeller
- Departed: CHAMBERSBURG, PA
- Destination: CHAMBERSBURG, PA
- Airport: Rocktop

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 115 total, 90 in this make and model, 82 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 99 °F

## 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 19820302001949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820302001949A), Mar 2, 1982: Cessna A152, Scotland, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Buzzed airstrip, pulled up into steep climb. Airplane stalled and spun in. Had made previous low-level stunts.

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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