19880801029209A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Hillsville, PA · August 1, 1988

Date
August 1, 1988 · 09:45 local
Place
Hillsville, PA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4609L
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA200
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total900 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine stopped on local flight. Crash landed in open field. One fuel tank was empty. No fuel in carburetor.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED ON LOCAL FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED IN OPEN FIELD. ONE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. NO FUEL IN CARBURETOR.

NTSB investigation

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