# Accident 19880527016549A: Cessna 150K, Gary, IN, May 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1988, 11:05 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5709° N, 87.2595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5709&lon=-87.2595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5658G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5658G-1989-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 88 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880527016549A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI88LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA119), May 27, 1988: Cessna 150K (N5658G), Gary, IN, 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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