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FTW88LA071

1988-02-23 · SAN BENITO, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport T66

N24447 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 172S, built 2006), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT WAS MAKING A TOUCH AND GO ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLT. AFTER THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AND THE POWER WAS INCREASED, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE ACFT THEN CONTINUED INTO THE DIRT BESIDE THE RUNWAY WHERE THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AND THE ACFT STOPPED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_FTW88LA071.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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