# NTSB ATL88FA150: Cessna 152, N94251, Moncks Corner, SC, April 22, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: April 22, 1988, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Moncks Corner, SC
- Location: 33.2012° N, 79.9915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moncks Corner, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2012&lon=-79.9915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88FA150
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7599/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA150

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, approach
  - became lost/disoriented - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual/aural perception, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach
  - object - tree(s)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94251](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94251-1994-04-18), registration cancelled 1994-04-18, S/N 15285631 (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: 15285631
- Airframe hours: 2775
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 20; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880422012979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880422012979A), Apr 22, 1988: Cessna 152, Moncks Corner, SC, Substantial damage. Unable to locate airport on crosscountry. Believed she saw it and descended into trees on edge of a drag strip.

## Other investigations on N94251 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL84LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA086), Jan 26, 1984: Cessna 152 (N94251), Snowville, VA, substantial damage

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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