# NTSB NYC82FHJ02: Cessna 152, N5365L, Hudson River, NY, November 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1981
- Place: Hudson River, NY · HUDSON RIVER, NY
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FHJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3062  81/11/23   HUDSON RIVER,NY     CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1809                    N5365L              PX-  0  0  0  HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADVISORY  AGE 23, 1618 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALDWELL,NJ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ACFT STRUCK KITE AT 1000FT MSL,JAMMED ELEV CTLS.CRASHED IN HUDSON RVR.ACFT NOT RCVRD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5365L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5365L-1984-10-22), registration cancelled 1984-10-22, S/N 15284302, built 1980 (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 19811123075109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811123075109A), Nov 23, 1981: Cessna 152, Hudson River, NY, Destroyed. Pilot reported striking a kite that fouled elevators at cruise altitude,forced to ditch nose down in River. Sank.

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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