# Accident 19880828035449A: Cessna 172, Oakland, MD, August 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1988, 12:25 local time
- Place: Oakland, MD
- Airport: Greater Gortner Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4094° N, 79.4096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4094&lon=-79.4096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4156F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4156F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880828035449A

## Narrative

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

TOO SLOW ON FINAL AFTER CLEARING POWER LINE. REDUCED POWER AND 172 DROPPED HARD ONTO RUNWAY. FOLDED GEAR. FLIPPED.

## 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 BFO88LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA077), Aug 28, 1988: Cessna 172 (N4156F), Oakland, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4156F (1)

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

- [Incident 19970524028109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970524028109I), May 24, 1997: Cessna 172 (N4156F), Elkhart, IN. Lost power en route. Landed in cornfield. Apparently ran out of fuel.

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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