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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Heber City, UT · May 19, 1988

Date: May 19, 1988 · 18:30 local
Place: Heber City, UT
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N25934
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN88FA110
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,454 total152 in the last 90 days

N25934Registration cancelled Sep 25, 2014 · Cessna 152S/N 15280866 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck trees and crashed in a canyon with steep rising terrain. Was observed low in canyon. Impact at 8500 feet.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED IN A CANYON WITH STEEP RISING TERRAIN. WAS OBSERVED LOW IN CANYON. IMPACT AT 8500 FEET.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN88FA110Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHeber City, UTThe CFI and student plt were on a round-robin cross-country flt. A witness near the accident site said he saw an airplane flying 'up a canyon quite slow and low'. The airplane was reported overdue and found the next day in a 'box canyon' at the 8,500 foot…May 20, 1988 · Destroyed