# Accident 19890206003199A: Cessna 152, Grand Forks, ND, February 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9191° N, 97.0709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9191&lon=-97.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89038, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89038) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890206003199A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON POWER APPLICATION FOR TOUCH AND GO. VEERED INTO A SNOWBANK. WAS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN89LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA073), Feb 6, 1989: Cessna 152 (N89038), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CORRECT A GROUND LOOP SWERVE. A LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N89038 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900923041759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900923041759A), Sep 23, 1990: Cessna 152 (N89038), Lakeville, MN, Substantial damage. Contacted runway nose wheel first on landing to prevent a side drift off runway while landing in crosswind.
- [Incident 19861122073419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861122073419I), Nov 22, 1986: Cessna 152 (N89038), Olathe, KS. Student advised ATC of an emergency landing after pilot examiner simulated an engine out by retarding the throttle.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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