# NTSB FTW82FRG19: Cessna 152, N4856B, Christine, TX, December 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1981
- Place: Christine, TX · CHRISTINE, TX
- Location: 28.7862° N, 98.4977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Christine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7862&lon=-98.4977&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FRG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3591  81/12/22 NR.CHRISTINE,TX       CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1943                    N4856B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN ANTONIO,TX              RETURN                       LAREDO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          DUST                                                     350
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           22                                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- DELAYED ENROUTE.ENCTRD DARKNESS,FNTL PASSAGE,VSBY RSTRD BY DUST,WND GSTG 35KTS.CRASH IN STEEP DIVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4856B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4856B-1983-05-23), registration cancelled 1983-05-23, S/N 152-83675, built 1979 (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 19811222081289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811222081289A), Dec 22, 1981: Cessna 152, Christine, TX, Destroyed. Student pilot encountered dust storm and severe surface wind at night. Lost control. Inadequate school supervision.

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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