# NTSB NYC82FHM01: Cessna 152, N4943B, Blooming Grove, NY, October 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1981
- Place: Blooming Grove, NY · BLOOMING GROVE, NY
- Location: 41.4093° N, 74.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blooming Grove, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4093&lon=-74.1951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FHM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3077  81/10/14   BLOOMING GROVE,NY   CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1715                    N4943B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 53, 2479 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            257 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TETERBORO,NJ                RETURN                       MONTGOMERY,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      59
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          120                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TEMP/DEW POINT SPREAD 13DEGS AT TETERBORO,NJ.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4943B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4943B-1997-11-10), registration cancelled 1997-11-10, S/N 15283717 (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 19811014068159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811014068159A), Oct 14, 1981: Cessna 152, Bloomingrove, NY, Substantial damage. Engine quit over rugged terrain. Landed in trees. Found water and rust in fuel.

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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