# Accident 19880701024859A: Cessna 172M, Spring Creek, NC, July 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1988, 12:50 local time
- Place: Spring Creek, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7995° N, 82.8798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7995&lon=-82.8798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1534V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1534V-1992-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 18 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880701024859A

## Narrative

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

GRADUAL POWER LOSS AND ROUGH ENGINE. STRUCK POWER POLE, FENCE AND DITCH ON LANDING. FAILED TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 ATL88LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA206), Jul 1, 1988: Cessna 172M (N1534V), Spring Creek, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1534V (1)

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

- [Incident 19870829063859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870829063859I), Aug 29, 1987: Cessna 172M (N1534V), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced then veered off the runway on 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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