# NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-235 series, 1988 NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. Page 1 of 3 · 111 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB DEN89LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA050.md): Cessna 152 II · Gilcrest, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 1988 · N46974 · Substantial damage > The plt, with his wife as a pax, departed greeley, CO, on a cross-country flt to clayton, NM. After landing, the pilot had his aircraft refueled. It took 23.5 gallons of fuel to fill the fuel tanks. The plt then took off, flew 46 miles southeast, then turned… - [NTSB NYC89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA052.md): Cessna 152 · Pedricktown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1988 · N24824 · Destroyed > During landing the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft and ran off the left side of the runway, hit a dirt bank and flipped over. - [NTSB MKC89LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA040.md): Cessna 152 · Creve Coeur, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 1988 · N757YE · Substantial damage > The student pilot said that after practicing locally and returning to the base airport, he discovered the winds to be greater than anticipated. On his third attempt to land, he bounced twice, then lost control and hit nose first on the runway. An eighty… - [NTSB SEA89LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA026.md): Cessna 152 · Medford, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 1988 · N67638 · Substantial damage > The pilot departed the airport without obtaining fuel. Approximately 15 gallons of fuel was on board which would make the fuel tanks about one-half full. At the time of the accident the aircraft had been airborne for over 2 hours and 10 minutes. Dark visual… - [NTSB DEN89LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA042.md): Cessna 152 · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 1988 · N49209 · Substantial damage > The plt was flying a cross-country flight. She said that 3 miles from her destination, the engine quit when the plane ran out of fuel. A landing on an ice covered asphalt road was performed. During roll out, the left main gear went off the road and the left… - [NTSB MKC89LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA033.md): Cessna 152 · Hibbing, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 1988 · N6132H · Substantial damage > While practicing takeoffs and landings on a patchy snow and ice covered runway, the student pilot lost directional control on takeoff and veered off the runway into a snow bank. The acft nosed down and damaged the prop and right wing. - [NTSB DEN89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA039.md): Cessna 152 · Watkins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 1988 · N4782B · Substantial damage > The student plt was practicing touch and go landings during an unsupervised solo flight. Runway 26 was in use, with winds reported as 320 deg at 5 KTS. At the first landing, the acft touched down nose first, thirty feet left of the center line. The acft… - [NTSB FTW89FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA028.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Tomball, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 1988 · N2379V · Destroyed > The airplane was being used for touch and go landings by an instructor and a low time student. It was on a base leg to land to the south when the instructor told the tower she had lost the engine and was going down. There were no witnesses to the accident.… - [NTSB ATL89LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA048.md): Cessna 152 · Salisbury, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 1988 · N68001 · Substantial damage > The accident occurred during the student pilot's first supervised-solo flight. The student reported that she pushed the acft's nose down while on final appch after realizing she was too high, which led to an increase in airspeed. The student's instructor… - [NTSB NYC89LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA040.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Erwinna, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1988 · N8572V · Substantial damage > Off airport landing in unsuitable terrain due to a power loss caused by carburetor icing. - [NTSB ANC89LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA020.md): Piper PA-12 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1988 · N2930M · Substantial damage > The pilot misjudged the approach and failed to maintain a proper descent rate. A related factor was trees. - [NTSB CHI89DEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEV01.md): Cessna 152 · Vandalia, IL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Nov 8, 1988 · N93085 · Substantial damage > The eng began running rough aprx 5 min after the plt took off from an en route arpt drg a night, x-country training flt. He reversed course back toward the departure arpt with the eng providing partial power. While maneuvering to land on rwy 18, the eng… - [NTSB ANC89LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA015.md): Cessna 152 · Nenana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1988 · N48943 · Substantial damage > The instructor pilot was demonstrating a soft-field landing to his student pilot when he flared the airplane too high, and allowed the crosswind to carry the airplane off the left side of the runway where it hit a runway light and a snow berm, then nosed… - [NTSB NYC89FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA021.md): Cessna 152 · Smithfield, RI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1988 · N5462B · Destroyed > Failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed after beginning an ascent from a low pass, which resulted in a stall & loss of aircraft control. Inadequate altitude to recover from a stall was considered to be a contributing factor. - [NTSB FTW89LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA009.md): Cessna 152 · Muskogee, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1988 · N4715B · Substantial damage > Acft's left wing struck a truck that was parked adjacent to the taxiway. After initial impact, the acft veered left and the nose also struck the truck. The plt stated that he was concentrating on a ramp sweeper that was moving down the taxiway in front of the… - [NTSB ATL89LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA018.md): Cessna 152 · Reidsville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1988 · N4713B · Substantial damage > The student plt reported that the airplane nose '...was wanting to come up sooner than it should' during the takeoff roll on his first solo flt; he checked the elevator trim and found it properly set. He elected to abort the takeoff. He reduced the pwr and… - [NTSB MKC89LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA006.md): Piper PA-18 · Marion, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1988 · N288T · Substantial damage > Shortly after takeoff from a farm field, the acft's left wing dropped & the acft descended striking the terrain. Witnesses said that immediately after takeoff, the plt attempted to make a steep climbing, left turn. A post acdnt inspn revealed no preimpact… - [NTSB CHI89LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA002.md): Cessna 152II · Ashland, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1988 · N49135 · Substantial damage > While enroute on a cross country flight from buffalo, new york to mansfield, Ohio, the aircraft experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot performed emergency procedures and executed a forced landing in a farmer's open field. The pilot stated that… - [NTSB LAX89LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA002.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Palmdale, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1988 · N31386 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > At approximately 6000 ft MSL two airplanes collided in flight. N49382 was climbing to altitude, N31386 was descending in a shallow left turn. The airplane descending colliding with the climbing airplane from behind and to the right. Both airplanes were able… - [NTSB MKC88LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA179.md): Piper PA-12 · Bertrand, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1988 · N3390M · Substantial damage > The plt rprtd that while practicing takeoffs & ldgs, he believed he had excessive ground speed & elected to go around. He said he waited to long to go around, so he decided to fly under power lines, located at the dep end of the strip. Shortly after lift-off,… - [NTSB NYC88LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA239.md): Cessna 152 · Mt.Holly, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1988 · N714YY · Substantial damage > Several landings and takeoffs were performed. On the last landing, the aircraft touched down first on the right main gear and then the left main gear. The pilot stated that the aircraft seemed to slide or skid to the right and continued onto the grassy area… - [NTSB NYC88DNA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DNA02.md): Dillinger Long E-Z · Lawrence, MA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 12, 1988 · N84WD · Substantial damage > The plt depd provincetown on a rtrn flt to his home arpt at aprx 0230 EDT & arrived at his destn about 1 hr later. He rprtd he was unable to activate the plt-ctld rwy lights. He checked the lighted wind sock & decided the night was bright & clear enough to… - [NTSB ANC88LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA133.md): Piper PA-12 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1988 · N3148M · Substantial damage > The private pilot stated that he was attempting to land on a gravel bar when the airplane encountered a soft spot and nosed over. He said that a contributing factor in the accident was that he had applied his brakes too strongly early in the landing roll, and… - [NTSB MKC88LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA168.md): Cessna 152 · Burlington, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1988 · N5458P · Substantial damage > Arriving at the destination apt, on a solo cross country flt, the plt said UNICOM advised a landing on rwy 18. The local fss reported the winds to be out of the northwest favoring runway 36. The plt elected to land on rnwy 18 based on the UNICOM advisory, and… - [NTSB NYC88LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA232.md): Cessna 152 · Windham, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1988 · N94502 · Substantial damage > The student pilot said she heard a popping sound during the takeoff roll and almost instantaneously the door came open. She tried to close the door and when that failed she attempted to abort. She retarded the throttle and attempted braking but it was not… - [NTSB LAX88LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA302.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Dunsmuir, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1988 · N5058K · Substantial damage > Just after takeoff, the airplane gained just enough altitude to clear trees at the end of the runway. The pilot turned up a valley to gain altitude. The airplane was gaining altitude at 150 fpm, however, the valley turned into a box canyon and the airplane… - [NTSB LAX88LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA301.md): Cessna 152 · Goodyear, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1988 · N46972 · Substantial damage > The student pilot was on her second supervised solo flight. She had completed one touch and go landing and was attempting a second when the accident occurred. The pilot failed to flare the airplane at the proper time and the airplane collided with the terrain… - [NTSB BFO88LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA078.md): Cessna 152 · Easton, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 1988 · N49572 · Substantial damage > The student pilot reported that he allowed the airspeed to deteriorate on final apch. The acft touched down nosewheel first and began to porpoise on the runway. The acft porpoised 3 or 4 times before the propeller and right wing contacted the runway. - [NTSB LAX88LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA299.md): Cessna 152 · Chino, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1988 · N67649 · Substantial damage > While on final approach, the instructor noticed the airspeed fall below 55 knots. He took control of the airplane from the student. The instructor pushed forward on the yoke and added full power to regain airspeed. He lost control of the airplane and it… - [NTSB SEA88LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA163.md): Cessna 152 · Cascade Locks, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1988 · N94649 · Substantial damage > The student pilot reported that during cruise while on a solo cross country training flight the engine began to surge. He called ATC and was directed to the nearest available airport. The student pilot landed long and fast and departed theend of the runway.… - [NTSB SEA88LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA162.md): Cessna 152 · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1988 · N6419M · Substantial damage > Student pilot executed improper flare resulting in hard landing. This was a solo flt. The student said he was high on final but thought it was okay. When he flared to land the acft dropped to the rwy and bounced. The student said he added power and raised the… - [NTSB NYC88LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA222.md): Cessna 152 II · Coatesville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1988 · N49142 · Substantial damage > The student plt was returning to the airport following a 1 hr local flight. He stated that the engine sputtered and lost power. The plt selected a field for a forced landing and approached it from west to east. The plane struck a road short of the field and… - [NTSB DEN88LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA187.md): Cessna 152 · Leadville, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1988 · N93538 · Substantial damage > The student plt was lost during a solo cross country instructional flight. After landing and refueling at Leadville, Colorado, he attempted to fly through a mountain pass towards his destination. He climbed the acft to 12,000 and tried to continue the climb.… - [NTSB NYC88LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA220.md): Champion 7ECA · Lakeville, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1988 · N9022L · Substantial damage > According to the acft owner, N9022L'S fuel tanks were only one quarter full of fuel when the plt took off. The pax said that after about an hour of flying the engine began to run roughly and then it finally quit. The plt made an unsuccessful forced landing.… - [NTSB NYC88LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA212.md): Cessna 152 · Swanton, VT · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1988 · N757LD · Minor damage > The plt took the passenger (his wife) on a short flt, which was her 1st flt. She was described as apprehensive. Before going back to the parking area after landing, the plt taxied to the terminal bldg for his wife to deplane. He stopped the acft with the left… - [NTSB ANC88LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA112.md): Piper PA-12 · Galena, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1988 · N7964H · Substantial damage > The student pilot lost directional control of the airplane during landing on the tundra. During the rollout the airplane nosed over on its back. The pilot could not be found to accomplish the required accident report. - [NTSB FTW88LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA144.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Kingsland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1988 · N57430 · Substantial damage > The tail-dragger touched down on the left gear, then the right gear. The pilot applied power for a go-around but he said he then cut it off because he was going to be going so close to the hangar. The airplane went off the left side of the runway and… - [NTSB FTW88DPJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPJ09.md): Cessna 152 · Skiatook, OK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 6, 1988 · N53321 · Substantial damage > The student pilot landed her aircraft on the last half of the runway. She added power and retracted the flaps when she decided to abort the landing and go around. She subsequently decided to abort the go around and pulled off the power. There was insufficient… - [NTSB LAX88LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA280.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1988 · N8662V · Substantial damage > All of the pilot's prior flight training was done in tailwheel type aircraft. The pilot had made four full stop landings during the pattern practice instructional session and he said that he experienced directional control problems during each of the… - [NTSB SEA88LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA142.md): Cessna 152 · Auburn, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1988 · N4651P · Substantial damage > The student pilot was practicing touch and go landings. On the eighth landing the aircraft bounced. The pilot stated that he lost control of the aircraft during the attempted recovery. The aircraft departed the runway and collided with a power company meter. - [NTSB CHI88LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA189.md): Cessna 152 · Eau Claire, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1988 · N93411 · Substantial damage - [NTSB CHI88FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA188.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Flushing, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1988 · N2956Z · Destroyed > Pilot's physical incapacitation due to a coronary seizure, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control, and a stall/spin into the ground. - [NTSB ATL88LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA224.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Reidsville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1988 · N26045 · Substantial damage > The student plt rprtd that while landing, the airplane began to veer to the left. Subsequently, it ran off the left side of the rwy & into a ditch. A crosswind was blowing from the left at the time. The operator rprtd that tire marks from the nose & right… - [NTSB NYC88LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA200.md): Cessna 152 · Hillsville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1988 · N4609L · Destroyed > Engine power loss due to fuel starvation which resulted in an emergency landing in a field. - [NTSB SEA88LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA141.md): Cessna 152 · Ft. Lewis, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1988 · N24995 · Substantial damage > The pilot had just received his fixed wing rating. The pilot stated that he made a hard landing. The aircraft then began to porpoise. On the third bounce the nosegear failed and the aircraft departed the runway. As the aircraft came to rest a small fire… - [NTSB LAX88LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA270.md): Cessna 152 · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1988 · N68342 · Substantial damage > The student plt rprtd that drg a lndg on a solo instructional flt, his final apch was a little fast. Drg the lndg, the airplane began to porpoise. However, before the student regained control, the nose gear collapsed. - [NTSB LAX88LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA265.md): Cessna 152 · Dixon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1988 · N6469M · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The plts stated that while they were cruising in close formation, the rgt wing of one acft (Cessna 152, N6469M) raised up & collided with the left main lndg gear of the other acft (Cessna 152, N6239H). N6469M received substantial damage to the wing & N6239H… - [NTSB FTW88LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA133.md): Cessna 310B · Ruston, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1988 · N295C · 2 aircraft · Minor damage > Both airplanes were in the traffic pattern. The Cessna 152 made radio calls in the blind; the Cessna 310 did not. Both airplanes were on final at the same time with the 152 in the lead and the 310 lower. The 310 passed the 152 just before touchdown. The 310… - [NTSB DEN88LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA156.md): Cessna 152 · Gallup, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1988 · N48055 · Substantial damage > Prior to takeoff from the 6469 ft MSL airport, the pilot leaned the mixture at 2000 RPM. Density altitude was aprx 9100 ft MSL. The 10-DEG flap takeoff and climbout to 300 ft AGL was said to be normal initially; then the aircraft began losing altitude… - [NTSB DEN88LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA155.md): Cessna 152 · Aurora, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1988 · N67712 · Substantial damage > This was the student pilot's first solo landing. She said the acft drifted to the left of the centerline during the landing roll and she attempted to correct with right rudder. However, the acft continued to the left and ran off the left side of the rwy. The… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?engine=41505&year=1988&page=2 ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1988 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41505')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41505&year=1988 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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