Florence Regional Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Florence, South Carolina 29501
Wednesday, May 18, 1988 12:19 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART RWY 27. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO TURN TO THE LEFT AS HE INITIATED ROTATION. HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE TURN, AND HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY, OVERRAN AN EMBANKMENT, AND NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT PLT REPORTEDLY HAD 29 HRS OF PIC EXPERIENCE.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/18/1988
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1219
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City FLORENCE
Event State SOUTH CAROLINA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 29501
Event Date Year 1988
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport FLORENCE REGIONAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID FLO
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 147
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 1250
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID FLO
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 290
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 970
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date May 18 1988 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1345
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 36979
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 11:44AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N757VH
NTSB Number ATL88LA176
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 152
Aircraft Series Identifier 152
Aircraft Serial Number 15280034
Certified Max Gross Weight 1670
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 7 1988 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 77
Airframe Hours 3550
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name J-D AVIATION INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 54 WATSON RD. GREENVILLE ARPT
Aircraft Owner City GREENVILLE
Aircraft Owner State SC
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 29607
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name CORNERSTONE AVIATION
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT
Operator City GREENVILLE
Operator State SC
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 29607
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code FLO
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1219
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code AGS
Destination City AUGUSTA
Destination State GA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 27
Runway Length 6498
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --