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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Willimantic, CT · September 1, 1988

Date
September 1, 1988 · 17:00 local
Place
Willimantic, CT
Airport
Windham Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N94502
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA232
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
98 total98 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

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.

Hard popping sound and door opened on takeoff. Aborted late. Ran off runway end. Seat belt outside of right door.

As the FAA filed it

HARD POPPING SOUND AND DOOR OPENED ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED LATE. RAN OFF RUNWAY END. SEAT BELT OUTSIDE OF RIGHT DOOR.

NTSB investigation

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