# Accident 19880330006909A: Cessna 172M, Hope, AR, March 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1988, 19:29 local time
- Place: Hope, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6601° N, 93.5894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6601&lon=-93.5894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6534H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6534H-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 61 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880330006909A

## Narrative

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

APPARENTLY TRYING TO STAY UNDER A LOWERING CEILING, STRUCK TREES. RAIN AND FOG IN AREA. WAS ADVISED NOT TO GO VFR.

## 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 FTW88FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA084), Mar 31, 1988: Cessna 172M (N6534H), Hope, AR, destroyed, 1 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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