# Accident 19810713048899A: Cessna 152, Springfield, OH, July 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1981, 20:55 local time
- Place: Springfield, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 39.9289° N, 83.7942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9289&lon=-83.7942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6129Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 548 total, 250 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81IA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810713048899A

## Narrative

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

CIRCUIT BREAKER SHORTED IN FLIGHT. BURNED OFF AND DROPPED ONTO FUEL SELECTOR PANEL. PLASTIC CB HOUSING CRACKED.

## 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 CHI81IA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA080), Jul 13, 1981: Cessna 152 (N6129Q), Springfield, OH, incident, minor 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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