# NTSB CHI81FEG05: Cessna 152, N48472, Piqua, OH, January 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1981
- Place: Piqua, OH · PIQUA, OH
- Location: 40.1447° N, 84.2433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piqua, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1447&lon=-84.2433&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0049  81/1/23    PIQUA,OH            CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1231                    N48472              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIQUA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOKVILLE,OH               PIQUA,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48472](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48472-2012-12-13), registration cancelled 2012-12-13, S/N 15283341, built 1979 (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: Piqua

## 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 19810123001329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810123001329A), Jan 23, 1981: Cessna 152, Piqua, OH, Substantial damage. Student allowed airplane to strike snowbank on side of runway.

## Other investigations on N48472 (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 MIA90LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA032), Nov 27, 1989: Cessna 152 (N48472), Cocoa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND CONDITION AND DITCH.

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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