# Accident 19801209072849A: Cessna 152, Ft Adams, MS, December 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1980, 22:45 local time
- Place: Ft Adams, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0866° N, 91.5482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Adams, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0866&lon=-91.5482&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5331M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5331M-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801209072849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY AT NIGHT. FLEW WRONG DIRECTION INTO WEATHER. RAN OUT OF FUEL, HIT TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL81FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA025), Dec 9, 1980: Cessna 152 (N5331M), Ft Adams, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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