Cessna 152 accident near Mounds, Oklahoma, June 13, 1988
On June 13, 1988 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N94370, was substantially damaged in an accident near Mounds, Oklahoma. It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 13, 1988 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Mounds, Oklahoma · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N94370 · no longer on the register · serial 15285657
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING AN ENGINE OUT EMERGENCY TO THE STUDENT. THE ENGINE BALKED ON THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AND HE COMPLETED THE LANDING. THEREAFTER, HIS FIRST TWO TAKEOFF ATTEMPTS WERE ABORTED BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT DISTANCE TO COMPLETE THE GROUNDRUN. ON THE NEXT TAKEOFF ATTEMPT, THEY BECAME AIRBORNE BUT THE NOSEWHEEL COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 764 hours in all; 763 in this make and model; 250 in the last 90 days; 76 in the last 30 days; 590 as pilot in command; 452 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,685 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 19, 1988; 42 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-N2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: RVS Tulsa OK at 2:10 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N94370 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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