Plane Crash List

Cessna 152 N68700

20 July 1988 · Heavener, Oklahoma, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 20 July 1988 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N68700, operated by Nichollos Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Heavener, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Heavener, Oklahoma, United States
Coordinates
34.8896, -94.5991
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N68700
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Nichollos Aviation Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lufkin → Mena
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW88DPJ08

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT, THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT FLEW INTO IMC CONDITIONS WHILE DESCENDING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB INTO VFR CONDITIONS BUT WHEN THAT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL A DESCENT WAS BEGUN IN AN EFFORT TO BREAKOUT INTO VFR CONDITIONS. DURING THE DESCENT THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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