# NTSB NYC82FHM02: Cessna 152, N24790, Mahopac, NY, November 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1981
- Place: Mahopac, NY · MAHOPAC, NY
- Location: 41.3697° N, 73.7407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mahopac, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3697&lon=-73.7407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FHM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHM02

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3519  81/11/26   MAHOPAC,NY          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1350                    N8368M              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 25, 1789 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            1630 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAHOPAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAHOPAC,NY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- STRUCK FM BLO & REAR BY OTR ACFT.BOTH WERE HI WING ACFT.OTR PLT MADE NON-STANDARD ENTRY/PATTERN.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3519  81/11/26   MAHOPAC,NY          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1350                    N24790              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 607 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            21 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAHOPAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLIP,NY                    MAHOPAC,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  180
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- CONVERGED W OTR ACFT FM BLO/REAR,NON-STANDARD ENTRY/PATTERN.BOTH WERE HI WING ACFT.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N24790](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24790-1991-03-25), registration cancelled 1991-03-25, S/N 15280381 (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
- Airport: Mahopac

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N8368M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8368M-1983-11-23), registration cancelled 1983-11-23, S/N A15000068 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mahopac

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811126075841A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126075841A), Nov 26, 1981: Cessna 152, Mahopac, NJ, Destroyed. Overtook and collided from underneath with N8368M while making a nonstandard pattern. Failed to yield right of way.
- [Accident 19811126075842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126075842A), Nov 26, 1981: Cessna A150K, Mahopac, NY, Destroyed. Was struck from underneath while on final by an overtaking aircraft N24790 that had made a low nonstandard pattern.

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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