# Accident 19870113000389A: Cessna 152, Columbia, SC, January 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1987, 12:55 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Owens Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9705° N, 80.9952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9705&lon=-80.9952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757XP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757XP-1989-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 35 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870113000389A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT SPUN INTO THE GROUND DURING LANDING PRACTICE.THE SOLO STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A FLOCK OF BIRDS

## 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 ATL87LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA059), Jan 13, 1987: Cessna 152 (N757XP), Columbia, SC, substantial damage

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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