# Accident 19880722027759A: Cessna 152, Somerville, TN, July 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Somerville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2299° N, 89.3496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2299&lon=-89.3496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757YP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757YP-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 550 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880722027759A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES 30 FEET AGL AND CRASHED DURING PRACTICE ENGINE OUT APPROACH. SCHOOL POLICY WAS NO LOWER THAN 500 FEET.

## 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 ATL88LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA218), Jul 22, 1988: Cessna 152 (N757YP), Somerville, TN, substantial damage

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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