# Accident 19871014059699A: Cessna 152, Columbia, SC, October 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1987, 12:55 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5117B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5117B-1989-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235H2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871014059699A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO CORRECT LOW ALTITUDE ON FINAL AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD 8 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL88LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA011), Oct 14, 1987: Cessna 152 (N5117B), 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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