# NTSB MIA81DLA05: Cessna 152, N67843, Gainsville, FL, December 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1980
- Place: Gainsville, FL · GAINSVILLE, FL
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3115   80/12/1 NR.GAINSVILLE,FL      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N67843              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROSS CITY,FL              GAINSVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67843](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67843-1988-11-09), registration cancelled 1988-11-09, S/N 15282052 (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

## 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 19801201071859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801201071859A), Dec 1, 1980: Cessna 152, Gainesville, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot on cross-country crashed during emergency landing. Investigation indicates fuel exhaustion.

## Other investigations on N67843 (1)

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 MIA87FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA153), May 2, 1987: Cessna 152 (N67843), Lantana, FL, 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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