# Accident 19880518014809A: Cessna 152, Florence, SC, May 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1988, 12:19 local time
- Place: Florence, SC
- Airport: Florence City-County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1799° N, 79.7809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1799&lon=-79.7809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757VH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757VH-2014-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880518014809A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TO TURN ON LILFTOFF. TRIED TO ABORT LOST CONTROL VEERED OFF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY.

## 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 ATL88LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA176), May 18, 1988: Cessna 152 (N757VH), Florence, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N757VH (2)

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

- [Incident 19801129088899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801129088899I), Nov 29, 1980: Cessna 152 (N757VH), Denton, TX, Minor damage. Student on cross country landed in field to check position. Aborted takeoff try. Struck hole during rollout.
- [Incident 19800727062549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800727062549I), Jul 27, 1980: Cessna 152 (N757VH), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced on nosewheel during first solo flight. Damaged nose gear fork and prop tips.

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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