# Accident 19880511014659A: Cessna 152, Niota, IL, May 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1988, 20:00 local time
- Place: Niota, IL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5396° N, 91.3792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5396&lon=-91.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757ZY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757ZY-1989-11-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880511014659A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A FAST LOW APPROACH. LANDED SHORT OF STRIP. CRASHED INTO A RISE OF GROUND,COLLAPSING GEAR AND NOSED OVER

## 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 CHI88LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA113), May 12, 1988: Cessna 152 (N757ZY), Nauvoo, IL, destroyed

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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