- Date
- July 6, 1987, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Goldsboro, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N69087Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870706035159A
- Case key
- 7476
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Student PIC rpted he followed wrong railroad track to return from the practice area to the airport. Viz was about 6 miles in hazy conditions. Prior to exhausting fuel or daylight he elected to land in a field. Field was soft terrain and acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69087
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282478
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Goldsboro-Wayne Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Robert L Crenshaw
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- Goldsboro-Wayne
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 28 total · 28 in this make and model · 6 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.