# NTSB CHI81IA080: Cessna 152, N6129Q, Springfield, OH, July 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1981
- Place: Springfield, OH · SPRINGFIELD, OH
- Location: 39.9289° N, 83.7942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9289&lon=-83.7942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123604
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81IA080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0036  81/7/13    SPRINGFIELD,OH      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2055                    N6129Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 548 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,OH                 DAYTON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- HOUSING OF ALTERNATOR CKT BRKR,PN S-1232-60-8106,BRKN,WIRES FUSED.FND BRKN BRKRS,5 OTR NEW ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6129Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Springfield Muni

## 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 19810713048899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810713048899A), Jul 13, 1981: Cessna 152, Springfield, OH, Minor damage. Circuit breaker shorted in flight. Burned off and dropped onto fuel selector panel. Plastic cb housing cracked.

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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