# NTSB MIA80DLD84: Cessna 152, N64900, Ft.Pierce, FL, August 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1980
- Place: Ft.Pierce, FL · FT.PIERCE, FL
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD84

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3125   80/8/6    FT.PIERCE,FL        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N64900              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 633 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            157 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWGWILD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERO BEACH,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- DRG SIM ENG OUT APCH,IP ADDED PWR WHEN STUDENT BGN TO UNDERSHOOT,ONLY 1400-1600RPM AVBL.LNDD SHORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64900](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64900-1982-05-17), registration cancelled 1982-05-17, S/N 15281466 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hawgwild

## 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 19800806036539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806036539A), Aug 6, 1980: Cessna 152, Ft Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit short of runway during simulated emergency landing. Instructor and student.

## Other investigations on N64900 (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA78DKJ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ38), May 5, 1978: Cessna 152 (N64900), Panama City, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1662](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1662), May 8, 1964: Cessna 195 (N64900), Fort Rucker, AL, substantial damage

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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