- Date
- November 15, 1988, 15:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Harkers Island, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8225FCessna 152F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881115050779A
- Case key
- 7956
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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.
Analysis
The plt rprtd he was orbiting over a school of fish at aprx 800' when he encountered wake turbulence from his own acft. He believed that a wider orbit would have prevented him from flying back into the wake & additional altitude would have provided more time for recovery.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8225F
- Reported as
- Cessna 152F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15064325
- Airframe hours
- 3,016
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Patrick S. Smith
- Registered owner
- Charlie Pittman Jr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 2, 1988 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- MRH · Beaufort, NC
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,460 total · 2,400 as pilot in command · 400 in the last 90 days · 150 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NKT
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 N8225F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.