# Accident 19880702024949A: Cessna 152, Marathon, FL, July 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1988, 14:15 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.7097° N, 81.0807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7097&lon=-81.0807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25057, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25057) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 32 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880702024949A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY IN MARGINAL VFR RAN OUT OF FUEL SEVEN MILES OFFSHORE AND DITCHED IN THE GULF.

## 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 MIA88LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA211), Jul 2, 1988: Cessna 152 (N25057), Marathon, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25057 (4)

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

- [Incident 19920813038669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920813038669I), Aug 13, 1992: Cessna 152 (N25057), Labelle, FL. Practicing engine failures. On throttle advance engine failed to respond. Forced landing in field.
- [Incident 19881231070939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881231070939I), Dec 31, 1988: Cessna 152 (N25057), Orlando, FL. Engine quit during climbing turn. Returned and made emergency landing. Screw was missing from small crankshaft gear
- [Incident 19821022061409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821022061409I), Oct 22, 1982: Cessna 152 (N25057), Laporte, TX, Minor damage. Student on first solo landing, bounced and porpoised. Nose gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19771119038819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771119038819A), Nov 19, 1977: Cessna 152 (N25057), Wilmont, KS, Substantial damage. Lndd in field to locate position. Drifted into trees.

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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