Event MKC88LA100

1988-05-28 BISMARK, Missouri, United States Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N8122V

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AERO VODOCHODY L39C

Year of manufacture

1974 · 14 years old at event

Engine

IVCHENKO AL-25SERIES (330 hp)

Seats / Engines

1 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20000501

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AB137C

Registrant of record

INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES INC TRUSTEE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8122V Cessna 172K Serious

Factual narrative

THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED MAKING SEVERAL LOW PASSES OVER LAKE BISMARK NEAR BISMARK, MISSOURI. WITNESSES STATED THAT, FOLLOWING THE LAST PASS, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE WATER AND SANK. THE PILOT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT WAS ANALYZED AS .14 PERCENT FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MKC88LA100.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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