# Accident 19880519048999A: Cessna 152, Heber City, UT, May 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1988, 18:30 local time
- Place: Heber City, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4292° N, 111.1893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4292&lon=-111.1893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25934, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25934-2014-09-25) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,454 total, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880519048999A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN88FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA110), May 20, 1988: Cessna 152 (N25934), Heber City, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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