# Accident 19810812050039A: Cessna 152, Huntsville, TX, August 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1981, 19:45 local time
- Place: Huntsville, TX
- Airport: Huntsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7469° N, 95.5872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HUNTSVILLE MUNI (UTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7469&lon=-95.5872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49652, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49652-2013-05-10) (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: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRA50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810812050039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING AND RAN INTO DITCH.

## 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 FTW81FRA50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA50), Aug 12, 1981: Cessna 152 (N49652), Huntsville, 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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