# Accident 19871127069919A: Cessna 152, Oliver Springs, TN, November 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1987, 15:52 local time
- Place: Oliver Springs, TN
- Airport: Atomic Inc
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0297° N, 84.3204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0297&lon=-84.3204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98BS-1988-04-07) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,490 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871127069919A

## Narrative

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

ON UNAUTHORIZED CROSSCOUNTRY. MADE VERY LOW PASS OVER AIRPORT. STRUCK POWERLINE. FLIPPED OVER AND IMPACTED TREES.

## 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 ATL88FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA046), Nov 27, 1987: Cessna 152 (N98BS), Oliver Springs, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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