# NTSB MIA81DLD40: Cessna 152, N5399P, Silver Springs, FL, May 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1981
- Place: Silver Springs, FL · SILVER SPRINGS, FL
- Location: 29.2192° N, 82.0555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2192&lon=-82.0555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLD40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1057  81/5/13    SILVER SPRINGS,FL   CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 9
        TIME - 1700                    N5399P              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SILVER SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SILVER SPRINGS,FL           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5399P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5399P-1998-02-26), registration cancelled 1998-02-26, S/N 15284937 (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: Silver Springs

## 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 19810513024509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810513024509A), May 13, 1981: Cessna 152, Silver Springs, FL, Substantial damage. Student on first solo flight, lost directional control on takeoff. Ran off runway into soft sand, nosed over.

## Other investigations on N5399P (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 MIA96LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA092), Mar 2, 1996: Cessna 152 (N5399P), Lawrenceville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain directional control.

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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