# Accident 19880901036589A: Cessna 152, Willimantic, CT, September 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Willimantic, CT
- Airport: Windham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7440° N, 72.1802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINDHAM (IJD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7440&lon=-72.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94502, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94502-2023-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 98 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880901036589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC88LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA232), Sep 1, 1988: Cessna 152 (N94502), Windham, CT, 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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