# Accident 19810513024509A: Cessna 152, Silver Springs, FL, May 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Silver Springs, FL
- Airport: Silver Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2192° N, 82.0555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2192&lon=-82.0555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5399P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5399P-1998-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9 total, 9 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DLD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810513024509A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO SOFT SAND, NOSED OVER.

## 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 MIA81DLD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD40), May 13, 1981: Cessna 152 (N5399P), Silver Springs, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5399P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960302004409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960302004409A), Mar 2, 1996: Cessna 152 (N5399P), Lawrenceville, GA, Substantial damage. (.4)The aircraft bounced during landing and was 30 degrees to runway heading when it again touched down. The aircraft went off the left side of the runway,…

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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