# NTSB FTW81FPD07: Cessna 152, N49124, Thurber, TX, December 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1980
- Place: Thurber, TX · THURBER, TX
- Location: 32.5074° N, 98.4173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thurber, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5074&lon=-98.4173&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3733  80/12/18 NR.THURBER,TX         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1310                    N49124              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABILENE,TX                  FORT WORTH,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      76
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- WND GUSTS TO 22 KNS. ACFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB IN FLIGHT. STU PLT LOST CTL OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49124](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49124-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 15281153, built 1977 (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 19801218086659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801218086659A), Dec 18, 1980: Cessna 152, Thurber, TX, Destroyed. Student encountered severe turbulence en route at low altitude. Struck power-lines and crashed.

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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