# NTSB CHI81FEK03: Cessna 152, N48876, Lima, OH, November 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1980
- Place: Lima, OH · LIMA, OH
- Location: 40.7407° N, 84.1121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lima, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7407&lon=-84.1121&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEK03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3335   80/11/2   LIMA,OH             CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N48876              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,OH                URBANA,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           48                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           11                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD AT UNFAMILIAR ARPT AFTER BCMG DISORIENTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48876](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48876-1981-11-29), registration cancelled 1981-11-29, S/N 15281021 (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: Allen County

## 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 19801102071889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801102071889A), Nov 2, 1980: Cessna 152, Lima, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during landing and ran off 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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