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CHI88LA066

1988-02-21 · SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SPI

Current FAA registration · N18225

Make / Model
CESSNA 150L
Year of manufacture
1972 · 16 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19720915
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A14AD6

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING FOLLOWED BY COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE BOUNCED ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND AND THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN WAS NOSE FIRST WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_CHI88LA066.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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