# NTSB FTW81DPM14: Cessna 152, N757BA, Whitefield, OK, June 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1981
- Place: Whitefield, OK · WHITEFIELD, OK
- Location: 35.2546° N, 95.2446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitefield, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2546&lon=-95.2446&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1284  81/6/28  NR.WHITEFIELD,OK      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N757BA              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILBURTON,OK                OKMULGEE,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757BA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757BA-2012-10-19), registration cancelled 2012-10-19, S/N 15279599, built 1977 (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

## 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 19810628037799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628037799A), Jun 28, 1981: Cessna 152, Whitefield, OK, Substantial damage. Became lost, flipped over while making off-airport, unscheduled landing.

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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