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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Sylva, NC · March 11, 1988

Date
March 11, 1988 · 16:37 local
Place
Sylva, NC
Airport
Jackson County
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1258Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88FA109
Reported as
Cessna 150
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
292 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Was observed buzzing a canyon with wingovers on climbout. Next observed in a spin into trees.

As the FAA filed it

WAS OBSERVED BUZZING A CANYON WITH WINGOVERS ON CLIMBOUT. NEXT OBSERVED IN A SPIN INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.