# Accident 19880129001669A: Cessna 152, Tomball, TX, January 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1988, 18:30 local time
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0898° N, 95.6109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0898&lon=-95.6109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6614H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6614H-1991-01-31) (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: 3,447 total, 295 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880129001669A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON DESCENT TO AIRPORT FROM A NIGHT CROSSCOUNTRY. LANDED IN TREES. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 FTW88LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA056), Jan 30, 1988: Cessna 152 (N6614H), Tomball, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N6614H (1)

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

- [Accident 19810507027329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810507027329A), May 7, 1981: Cessna 152 (N6614H), Arthur, NE, Substantial damage. Liftoff in ground effect. Airplane settled over gully. Hit rising ground. Broke fuel line. Engine quit.

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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