# Accident 19881009046319A: Cessna 172P, Carbondale-Murp, IL, October 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1988, 09:15 local time
- Place: Carbondale-Murp, IL
- Airport: Southern Illinois
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7204° N, 89.2093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7204&lon=-89.2093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98395, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98395) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881009046319A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON FIRST SOLO TAKEOFF. LEFT THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A VASI LIGHT. NO ATTEMPT TO RECOVER.

## 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 CHI89LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA007), Oct 9, 1988: Cessna 172 (N98395), Carbondale, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N98395 (3)

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

- [Accident 20180614000339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180614000339A), Jun 14, 2018: Cessna 172P (N98395), Salem, IL, Substantial damage. Narrative: On June 14th, 2018 at 1417 local time a student pilot taxied a Cessna 172 into a light pole positioned near the fuel pump at the Salem-Leckrone…
- [Incident 20090219002679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090219002679I), Feb 19, 2009: Cessna 172P (N98395), Carbondale/Mur, IL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot in command and sole occupant of N98395 reported that he had spent some time flying in the local practice area and was returning to land on…
- [Accident 20030714020119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030714020119A), Jul 14, 2003: Cessna 172P (N98395), Pinckneyville, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) While on a part 141 training flight the appropriately rated and qualified flight instructor was giving duel instruction to a student holding a private…

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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