ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370651
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 July 1988 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Nichollos Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N68700 |
| MSN: | 15285330 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2227 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Heavener, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lufkin, TX (KLFK) |
| Mena, AR (M39) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW88DPJ08
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 13:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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