# Accident 19881001042439A: Cessna 152, Eden, UT, October 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1988, 14:20 local time
- Place: Eden, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DPOA
- Location: 41.3297° N, 111.7900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3297&lon=-111.7900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48926, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48926-1991-03-20) (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: 61 total, 61 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881001042439A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON SIDE OF A CANYON AND BURNED. FLEW TOO LOW AND UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB TERRAIN DUE TO DENSITY ALTITUDE

## 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 DEN89FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA001), Oct 1, 1988: Cessna 152 (N48926), Eden, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N48926 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810610043559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810610043559I), Jun 10, 1981: Cessna 152 (N48926), Hillsboro, OR, Minor damage. Student pilot continued flight low on fuel. Force landed in field, minor 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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