# Accident 19860224005149A: Cessna 152, El Paso, TX, February 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1986, 11:55 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8000° N, 106.3591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8000&lon=-106.3591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67888, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67888) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LQA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860224005149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE RETRACTING FLAPS. DEPARTED SIDE OF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW86LQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LQA01), Feb 24, 1986: Cessna 152 (N67888), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N67888 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950822034249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950822034249I), Aug 22, 1995: Cessna 152 (N67888), Lumberton, NJ, Minor damage. Failed to flare for landing. Damaged nose gear wheel and steering rod. Was too high and fast.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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