# Accident 19881130070489A: Cessna 152, Salisbury, NC, November 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1988, 11:30 local time
- Place: Salisbury, NC
- Airport: Rowan County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6591° N, 80.4793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6591&lon=-80.4793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68001, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68001-2020-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881130070489A

## Narrative

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

DESTABILIZED APPROACH. BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 ATL89LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA048), Nov 30, 1988: Cessna 152 (N68001), Salisbury, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N68001 (1)

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

- [Incident 19981112041379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981112041379I), Nov 12, 1998: Cessna 152 (N68001), Winston Salem, NC, Minor damage. (-5)PIC (student) hatter landed r/w 4 int. A/c bounced, departed r/w at 30 deg. Angle to left. A/c traveled through weeded area, then entered ramp. [privacy…

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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