# Accident 19881115050779A: Cessna 150F, Harkers Island, NC, November 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1988, 15:10 local time
- Place: Harkers Island, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6890° N, 76.5503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6890&lon=-76.5503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8225F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8225F-1989-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,460 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881115050779A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO THE OCEAN WHILE ENGAGING IN LOW LEVEL FISH SPOTTING. PILOT REPORTED HE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE.

## 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 ATL89LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA038), Nov 15, 1988: Cessna 152F (N8225F), Harkers Island, NC, destroyed

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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