# NTSB ATL88FA070: Cessna 152, N5364M, Ravenna, OH, January 2, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: January 2, 1988, 17:34 local (22:34 UTC)
- Place: Ravenna, OH
- Location: 41.1616° N, 81.2421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ravenna, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1616&lon=-81.2421&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88FA070
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7578/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA070

## Sequence of events

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

- Abrupt maneuver, maneuvering
  - aerobatics - attempted, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - ostentatious display (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability (contributing factor)
  - descent - inadvertent (cause)
  - buzzing - intentional, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5364M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5364M-1992-08-05), registration cancelled 1992-08-05, S/N 15284564 (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: 15284564
- Airframe hours: 3123
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert Chinn
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, November 20, 1987, 80 hours before
- Airport: 29G, Portage Co., runway 27, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; toxicology performed; flight hours: 1,730 total, 1,614 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 23 °F, dew point 3 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CLE, 35 nm away

## 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 19880102000039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880102000039A), Jan 2, 1988: Cessna 152, Ravenna, OH, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. CFI rolled aircraft on a low pass over the runway and collided with the ground. Tested positive for marijuana.

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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