# Accident 19881019046589A: Cessna 172P, Union City, CA, October 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1988, 06:14 local time
- Place: Union City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5993° N, 122.0202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5993&lon=-122.0202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52222, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52222-1993-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881019046589A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED AFTER ENTERING AN AREA OF DENSE FOG AT LOW ALTITUDE DURING DARKNESS.

## 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 LAX89FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA018), Oct 19, 1988: Cessna 172P (N52222), Union City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY ENTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE, DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS AND FOGGY…

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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