# Accident 19890223002449A: Cessna 152, Kansas City, MO, February 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1989, 14:20 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25909 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,196 total, 154 in this make and model, 252 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890223002449A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER. ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD. RAN ONTO A ROAD AND HIT A POLE. CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 MKC89LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA062), Feb 23, 1989: Cessna 152 (N25909), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL BY PILOT IN COMMAND.

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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