# Accident 19880128002069A: Cessna 152, Ottawa, KS, January 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ottawa, KS
- Airport: Ottawa Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5991° N, 95.2593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5991&lon=-95.2593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4717A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4717A-1998-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 76 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880128002069A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BOUNCED AND PORPOISED THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING FROM A SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT.

## 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 MKC88LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA047), Jan 28, 1988: Cessna 152 (N4717A), Ottawa, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4717A (1)

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

- [Incident 19960423013659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960423013659I), Apr 23, 1996: Cessna A152 (N4717A), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Narrative: on April 26, 1996, Mr. Robert hector hellebuyck, a student pilot, operated Cessna a 152, N4717A, at Kansas City Downtown Airport for the purpose of…

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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