# NTSB FTW88FA151: Cessna 152, N5351M, Bushland, TX, August 24, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 24, 1988, 10:14 local (15:14 UTC)
- Place: Bushland, TX
- Coordinates: 35.189186, -102.060974 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1892&lon=-102.0610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88FA151
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22560/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA151

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - pull-up - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT HIGH SPEED, IN A NEAR WINGS LEVEL, 75 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. NO PREIMPACT PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRPLANE OR POWERPLANT. AIRPLANE WAS OVER WEIGHT AND HAD AN AFT CG AT TAKEOFF AND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE ACFT CRASHED IN AN OPEN CULTIVATED FIELD. ONE WITNESS REPORTED HEARING THE AIRPLANE FLYING BACK AND FORTH IN THE AGRICULTURAL AREA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5351M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5351M-1991-06-11), registration cancelled 1991-06-11, S/N 15284554 (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: 15284554
- Airframe hours: 2814
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Amarillo Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 1, 1988, 58 hours before
- Departed: AMA, AMARILLO, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 2,400 total, 50 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: AMA, 25 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 19880824035159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880824035159A), Aug 24, 1988: Cessna 152, Bushland, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Impact near vertical in open field. No witnesses. Aircraft was over gross weight. Indicates aircraft was stalled.

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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