# Accident 19880812039099A: Cessna 152, St Charles, MO, August 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1988, 15:15 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7909° N, 90.5095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7909&lon=-90.5095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96344 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880812039099A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC88LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA156), Aug 12, 1988: Cessna 152 (N96344), St Charles, MO, 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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