# NTSB LAX81FVD05: Cessna 152, N5455B, Napa, CA, October 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1980
- Place: Napa, CA · NAPA, CA
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3421  80/10/29 NR.NAPA,CA            CESSNA 152          CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N5455B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 5200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2100 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         NAPA,CA                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- CFI APPLIED AIL PRESS WHILE CRITIQUING STUDENT DRG SIM FORCED LDG.STUDENT THOUGHT CFI TOOK CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5455B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5455B-1982-12-07), registration cancelled 1982-12-07, S/N 15283874 (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 19801029074519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801029074519A), Oct 29, 1980: Cessna 152, Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Each pilot believed the other to be flying airplane on simulated forced landing. Wing hit ground, plane tumbled.

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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