# Incident 19880629043319I: Cessna 152, Knotts Island, NC, June 29, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1988, 20:00 local time
- Place: Knotts Island, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5135° N, 75.9191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knotts Island, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5135&lon=-75.9191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89859, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89859) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880629043319I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FAILED TO ACCELERATE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED AND NOSE WHEELS SANK INTO SOFT SAND ON RUNWAY. NOSED OVER.

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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