# Accident 19880925040209A: Cessna 150, Bessemer City, NC, September 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1988, 00:55 local time
- Place: Bessemer City, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2791° N, 81.2798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2791&lon=-81.2798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7831E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7831E-1991-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,700 total, 800 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880925040209A

## Narrative

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

OVER AN OVERCAST AT NIGHT WITHOUT FULL WX BRIEFING. LOW ON FUEL DESCENDED THROUGH CLOUDS. HIT WIRE ON A ROAD.

## 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 ATL88LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA255), Sep 25, 1988: Cessna 150 (N7831E), Bessemer City, NC, 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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