# Accident 19880428015079A: Cessna 152, Dexter, MO, April 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1988, 22:00 local time
- Place: Dexter, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7892° N, 89.9608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7892&lon=-89.9608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25038, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25038-1988-12-09) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 787 total, 450 in this make and model, 306 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880428015079A

## Narrative

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

HAD A NIGHT FORCED LANDING ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. NOSED OVER ON LANDING. CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS EXISTED.

## 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 MKC88LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA081), Apr 29, 1988: Cessna 152 (N25038), Dexter, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25038 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870924082419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870924082419I), Sep 24, 1987: Cessna 152 (N25038), Okean, AR. Solo student became lost on crosscountry flight. Fuel exhausted. Landed in a field.
- [Accident 19780305004339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305004339A), Mar 5, 1978: Cessna 152 (N25038), Peoria, IL, 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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