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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Heavener, OK · July 20, 1988

Date: July 20, 1988 · 14:00 local
Place: Heavener, OK
Airport: Mena Intermountain
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N68700
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW88DPJ08
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 127 total127 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N68700Registration cancelled Feb 6, 1991 · Cessna 152S/N 15285330 Airframe modelCessna 152

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into clouds near destination. Descended into the side of a ridge trying to get below cloud layer.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO CLOUDS NEAR DESTINATION. DESCENDED INTO THE SIDE OF A RIDGE TRYING TO GET BELOW CLOUD LAYER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW88DPJ08Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportHeavener, OKDuring a cross country training flight, the non-instrument rated pilot flew into IMC conditions while descending. The pilot attempted to climb into VFR conditions but when that was not successful a descent was begun in an effort to breakout into VFR…Jul 20, 1988 · Substantial damage