# Accident 19880407008129A: Cessna 152, Macon, GA, April 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Macon, GA
- Airport: Herbert Smart Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7996° N, 83.6902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7996&lon=-83.6902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49409, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49409-1991-04-24) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 185 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880407008129A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN OVER ON ITS BACK BY GUSTY SURFACE WINDS WHILE TURNING ONTO RUNUP PAD. WIND EXCEED PILOTS ABILITY FOR CONTROL.

## 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 ATL88LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA133), Apr 7, 1988: Cessna 152 (N49409), Macon, GA, 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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