# Accident 19880824035159A: Cessna 152, Bushland, TX, August 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1988, 10:14 local time
- Place: Bushland, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1892° N, 102.0610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1892&lon=-102.0610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5351M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5351M-1991-06-11) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880824035159A

## Narrative

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

IMPACT NEAR VERTICAL IN OPEN FIELD. NO WITNESSES. AIRCRAFT WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT. INDICATES AIRCRAFT WAS STALLED.

## 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 FTW88FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA151), Aug 24, 1988: Cessna 152 (N5351M), Bushland, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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