# NTSB ATL81DIJ14: Cessna 152, N64833, Smithville, WV, September 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1981
- Place: Smithville, WV · SMITHVILLE, WV
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DIJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DIJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1870  81/9/29    SMITHVILLE,WV       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1635                    N64833              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PARKERSBURG,WV              RETURN                       SMITHVILLE,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STUDENT ATMTD LNDG AT UNFAMILIAR STRIP.LESS THAN 2HRS IN LAST 90DAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64833](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64833-1985-05-09), registration cancelled 1985-05-09, S/N 15281443 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19810929067199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810929067199A), Sep 29, 1981: Cessna 152, Smithville, WV, Substantial damage. Made simulated landing approach to farm strip. Goaround was made too late. Stalled into trees at end of strip.

## Other investigations on N64833 (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 CHI81FEK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK05), Nov 13, 1980: Cessna 152 (N64833), Cambridge, OH, substantial damage

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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