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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150K · Gary, IN · May 27, 1988

Date: May 27, 1988 · 11:05 local
Place: Gary, IN
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5658G
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI88LA119
Reported as: Cessna 150K
Reported engine: Continental O200A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 128 total88 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N5658GRegistration cancelled Dec 4, 1989 · Cessna 150KS/N 15071158 Airframe modelCessna 150K

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What happened

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Diverted attention to tune radio while flying 150 feet above lake. Aircraft descended unnoticed until water impact.

As the FAA filed it

DIVERTED ATTENTION TO TUNE RADIO WHILE FLYING 150 FEET ABOVE LAKE. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED UNNOTICED UNTIL WATER IMPACT.

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 CHI88LA119Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGary, INWhile on the return leg of a local flight, the pilot was flying at 150' above the water along the shoreline. The pilot's attention was diverted from the task of flying the airplane by navigation duties (the frequency, and adjustment, and tuning of the VOR),…May 27, 1988 · Destroyed