# Accident 19880213002439A: Cessna 152, Lansing, MI, February 13, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1988, 10:19 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7903° N, 84.5898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7903&lon=-84.5898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49540 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total, 44 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880213002439A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED STUDENT TO TAXI TOO FAST ON A ICE COVERED TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOWBANK AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI88LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA063), Feb 13, 1988: Cessna 152 (N49540), Lansing, MI, 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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