# NTSB ATL81FKQ20: Cessna 152, N5163H, Magee, MS, July 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1981
- Place: Magee, MS · MAGEE, MS
- Location: 31.8730° N, 89.7340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Magee, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8730&lon=-89.7340&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKQ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKQ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1628  81/7/18    MAGEE,MS            CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1135                    N5163H              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON,MS                  HATTIESBURG,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- CIRCLING PARENTS HOME.ENTERED SPIRAL FM STEEP LEFT TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5163H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5163H-1983-03-31), registration cancelled 1983-03-31, S/N 15284067 (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: 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 19810718042059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718042059A), Jul 18, 1981: Cessna 152, Magee, MS, Destroyed. Stalled and spun in while circling home residence at a low altitude. Had deviated from training flight.

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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