# Accident 19881108050489A: Cessna 152, Leesburg, VA, November 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93031 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,025 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881108050489A

## Narrative

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

TOO SLOW ON FINAL UNTIL A WING STALLED AND DROPPED. CHECK PILOT TOOK OVER BUT AIRCRAFT HIT RUNWAY NOSE AND WING LOW

## 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 BFO89LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA007), Nov 8, 1988: Cessna 152 (N93031), Leesburg, VA, 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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