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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Napa, CA · October 29, 1980

Date
October 29, 1980 · 11:30 local
Place
Napa, CA
Phase of flight
Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5455B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVD05
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,200 total2,100 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Each pilot believed the other to be flying airplane on simulated forced landing. Wing hit ground, plane tumbled.

As the FAA filed it

EACH PILOT BELIEVED THE OTHER TO BE FLYING AIRPLANE ON SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. WING HIT GROUND, PLANE TUMBLED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.