19881011046199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Lancaster, PA · October 11, 1988

Date
October 11, 1988 · 14:30 local
Place
Lancaster, PA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9108B
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89LA011
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300A
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Ran out of fuel. Overturned landing in a cornfield. Smell of alcohol and beer cans in wreck.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL. OVERTURNED LANDING IN A CORNFIELD. SMELL OF ALCOHOL AND BEER CANS IN WRECK.

NTSB investigation

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