- Date
- April 22, 1988, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Moncks Corner, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N94251Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880422012979A
- Case key
- 7599
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Became lost/disoriented - inadvertentFactor
Lack of total experienceFactor
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Visual/aural perceptionFactor
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Object - tree(s)
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94251
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285631
- Airframe hours
- 2,775
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- No. American Inst. Of Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- HYW · Conway, SC
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 20
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 48 total · 48 in this make and model · 10 as pilot in command · 48 in the last 90 days · 33 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHS, 8 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.
Other investigations on N94251 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.