# Accident 19880311005069A: Cessna 150, Sylva, NC, March 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1988, 16:37 local time
- Place: Sylva, NC
- Airport: Jackson County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3704° N, 83.2206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3704&lon=-83.2206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1258Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1258Q-1988-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880311005069A

## Narrative

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

WAS OBSERVED BUZZING A CANYON WITH WINGOVERS ON CLIMBOUT. NEXT OBSERVED IN A SPIN INTO 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 ATL88FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA109), Mar 11, 1988: Cessna 150 (N1258Q), Sylva, NC, destroyed, 2 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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