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BFO88LA078

1988-08-28 · EASTON, Maryland, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ESN

Current FAA registration · N49572

Make / Model
CESSNA 152
Year of manufacture
1979 · 9 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790713
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A62613

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO DETERIORATE ON FINAL APCH. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN NOSEWHEEL FIRST AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE ON THE RUNWAY. THE ACFT PORPOISED 3 OR 4 TIMES BEFORE THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_BFO88LA078.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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