# Accident 19810728045809A: Cessna 152, Kaaawa Valley, HI, July 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Kaaawa Valley, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5123B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5123B-1981-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 136 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810728045809A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT OBSERVED IN SPIN DURING STALL PRACTICE. IMPACTED GROUND IN STEEP ANGLE. HISTORY OF UNSATISFACTORY CHECKS.

## 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 LAX81FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA112), Jul 28, 1981: Cessna 152 II (N5123B), Kaaawa Valley, HI, 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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