# NTSB ATL87LA203: Cessna 152, N69087, Goldsboro, NC, July 6, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 6, 1987, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Goldsboro, NC
- Location: 35.3782° N, 77.9719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldsboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3782&lon=-77.9719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL87LA203
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7476/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA203

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Forced landing, maneuvering
  - weather condition - haze/smoke (contributing factor)
  - became lost/disoriented - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type operation, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - open field (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69087-1996-09-06), registration cancelled 1996-09-06, S/N 15282478 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15282478
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870706035159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870706035159A), Jul 6, 1987: Cessna 152, Goldsboro, NC, Substantial damage. The solo student became lost on a local flight and made a precautionary landing. Aircraft nosed over in soft field.

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.

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