# NTSB ATL80FKW23: Cessna 152, N5396M, Murfreesboro, TN, September 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1980
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN · MURFREESBORO, TN
- Location: 35.8456° N, 86.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murfreesboro, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8456&lon=-86.3903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FKW23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKW23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2412  80/9/23    MURFREESBORO,TN     CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 0845                    N5396M              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MURFREESBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MURFREESBORO,TN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- 2ND TOUCH & GO ON 1ST SUPERVISED SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5396M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5396M-2014-10-27), registration cancelled 2014-10-27, S/N 15284579, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Murfreesboro

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800923042499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800923042499A), Sep 23, 1980: Cessna 152, Murfreesboro, TN, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of airplane touch and go landing. Veered of side of runway.

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.

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