# NTSB ATL81FA025: Cessna 152, N5331M, Ft Adams, MS, December 9, 1980 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed - Date: December 9, 1980 - Place: Ft Adams, MS · FT ADAMS, MS - Location: 31.0866° N, 91.5482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Adams, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0866&lon=-91.5482&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 1 fatal - Status: Completed, report March 13, 1981 - Report: Brief approved by the director - NTSB case key (mKey): 127457 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA025 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA025 ## NTSB brief ``` ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3518   80/12/9   FT ADAMS,MS         CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 15 TOTAL         TIME - 2245                    N5331M              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT                                        DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.         DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION           TYLER,TX                    CORSICANA,TX         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION            ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE            COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)            PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED            PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS            PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING            MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION            PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT         FACTOR(S)            WEATHER - LOW CEILING         COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE         WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE         WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT         EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND         SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE           OVERCAST                                                  300         VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE           5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     DRIZZLE         OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F           FOG                                                       53         WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS           340                                                       7         TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN           IFR                                                      VFR         REMARKS- 1ST SOLO NIGHT X-COUNTRY.FLEW EAST VICE WEST.CALLED FOR HELP 5 MIN PRIOR TO FUEL EXH. ``` ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5331M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5331M-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 15284539, 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: Destroyed ## 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 19801209072849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801209072849A), Dec 9, 1980: Cessna 152, Ft Adams, MS, Destroyed. Student pilot on first solo cross-country at night. Flew wrong direction into weather. Ran out of fuel, hit trees. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.