# Accident 19961004031109A: Cessna 152, Hartsville, SC, October 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1996
- Place: Hartsville, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 34.3598° N, 80.0799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3598&lon=-80.0799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94526, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94526-1996-12-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961004031109A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST ON LANDING AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 MIA97LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA002), Oct 4, 1996: Cessna 152 (N94526), Hartsville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) during a go-around resulting in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain and nose over.

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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