# Accident 19880807030889A: Cessna 150K, Detroit, MI, August 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1988, 19:29 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3994° N, 83.0009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3994&lon=-83.0009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5796G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5796G-2012-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807030889A

## Narrative

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

COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR ON HARD NOSE FIRST LANDING AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI88LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA194), Aug 7, 1988: Cessna 150K (N5796G), Detroit, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: HARD LANDING MADE BY THE STUDENT PILOT RESULTING IN A NOSE GEAR FAILURE DUE TO OVERLOAD FORCES AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER ON ITS BACK.

## Other reports on N5796G (1)

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

- [Accident 19770220003579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770220003579A), Feb 20, 1977: Cessna 150K (N5796G), Pontiac, MI, 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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