# Accident 19810330013069A: Cessna 152, Orange Springs, FL, March 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1981, 09:30 local time
- Place: Orange Springs, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5061° N, 81.9454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5061&lon=-81.9454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48390, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48390-2014-10-14) (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: 267 total, 22 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DLD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810330013069A

## Narrative

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

OPTED FOR OFF-AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO BELIEVED FUEL & RADIO PROBLEMS. OVERSHOT AREA. NO AIRCRAFT PROBLEMS FOUND.

## 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 MIA81DLD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD29), Mar 30, 1981: Cessna 152 (N48390), Orange Springs, FL, substantial damage

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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