# Accident 19810402013409A: Cessna 152, Cross Plains, TX, April 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Cross Plains, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.1271° N, 99.1658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cross Plains, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1271&lon=-99.1658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4837H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4837H-2017-05-15) (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: 52 total, 52 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPD18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402013409A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT STRAYED FROM PRACTICE AREA AND BECAME LOST AND CRASHED DURING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

## 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 FTW81DPD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPD18), Apr 2, 1981: Cessna 152 (N4837H), Cross Plains, TX, 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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