# Incident 19880630064639I: Cessna 152, Spokane, WA, June 30, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1988, 11:32 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Felts Field Airport
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6829° N, 117.3224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FELTS FLD (SFF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6829&lon=-117.3224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48868, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48868) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880630064639I

## Narrative

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

ENTERED TRAFFIC PATTERN WITHOUT CONTACTING TOWER DUE TO RADIO PROBLEMS. BRIEFED ON PROPER COMMUNICATIONS WITH TOWER

## Other reports on N48868 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870214037089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870214037089I), Feb 14, 1987: Cessna 152 (N48868), Pasco, WA, Minor damage. Aircraft landed hard and porpoised during downwind landing.

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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