# Accident 19811222081289A: Cessna 152, Christine, TX, December 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1981, 19:43 local time
- Place: Christine, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 28.7862° N, 98.4977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Christine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7862&lon=-98.4977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4856B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4856B-1983-05-23) (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: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811222081289A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ENCOUNTERED DUST STORM AND SEVERE SURFACE WIND AT NIGHT. LOST CONTROL. INADEQUATE SCHOOL SUPERVISION.

## 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 FTW82FRG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG19), Dec 22, 1981: Cessna 152 (N4856B), Christine, TX, 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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