# Accident 19811010066419A: Cessna 152, Jayton, TX, October 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1981, 00:45 local time
- Place: Jayton, TX
- Airport: Jaton-Kent Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2502° N, 100.5749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jayton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2502&lon=-100.5749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48253, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48253-2012-12-13) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 557 total, 557 in this make and model, 335 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811010066419A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT NOT SOLOED FOR NIGHT FLIGHTS. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON UNAUTHORIZED FLIGHT. LOW CLOUDS IN AREA.

## 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 FTW82FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA005), Oct 10, 1981: Cessna 152 (N48253), Jayton, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N48253 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800716061339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800716061339I), Jul 16, 1980: Cessna 152 (N48253), Lubbock, TX. Veered off side of runway during crosswind landing.

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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