# Accident 19980725017689A: Cessna 152, Greenville, MI, July 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1998, 13:00 local time
- Place: Greenville, MI
- Airport: Greenville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1696° N, 85.2504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1696&lon=-85.2504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N623AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N623AF) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980725017689A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY DURING TAKEOFF, GREENVILLE, MI. (-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION FROM CFI.  TAKE OFF ON A GRASS STRIP BY STUDENT.  CFE ABORTED TAKEOFF.  AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSTANNTIAL DAMAGE.  NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI98LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA280), Jul 25, 1998: Cessna 152 (N623AF), Greenville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's delay in performing the abort, and the instructor pilot's failure to take control of the airplane before passing the end of the runway. A factor contributing to this accident was…

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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