- Date
- October 6, 1984, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kinzua, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5484MCessna 152II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841006075189A
- Case key
- 35631
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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
After demonstrating an approach to a simulated forced lndg, plt elected to climb through a saddle in rising terrain. After entering the saddle, plt realized that acft performance might not be sufficient to out climb terrain at full power. Acft collided with trees 70 ft from top of rise.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5484M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284594
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dunkirk Services & Sales
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 1, 1984 · 61 hours before
- Departed
- DKK · Dunkirk, 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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 128 total · 128 in this make and model · 91 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point 7 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.