# NTSB NYC85LA007: Cessna 152II, N5484M, Kinzua, PA, October 6, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 6, 1984, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Kinzua, PA
- Coordinates: 41.839416, -79.139976 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8394&lon=-79.1400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85LA007
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35631/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA007

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, climb
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5484M-1989-08-16), registration cancelled 1989-08-16, S/N 15284594 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152II
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15284594
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19841006075189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841006075189A), Oct 6, 1984: Cessna 152, Kinzua, PA, Substantial damage. Simulated emergency landing. On go around. Could not climb over mountain and could not turn. Stalled into trees.

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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