19880812039099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · St Charles, MO · August 12, 1988

Date
August 12, 1988 · 15:15 local
Place
St Charles, MO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N96344
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC88LA156
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
246 total

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.

Flew into area of thunderstorm. A severe downdraft prompted pilot to land in a open field. Lost control landing.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO AREA OF THUNDERSTORM. A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT PROMPTED PILOT TO LAND IN A OPEN FIELD. LOST CONTROL LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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