# Accident 19890306003109A: Cessna 152, Townsend, DE, March 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Townsend, DE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3910° N, 75.6894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3910&lon=-75.6894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24236, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24236-2013-08-07) (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: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890306003109A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED VERTICAL NEAR STRIP. NON LICENSED PILOT HAD TERMINAL CANCER.

## 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 BFO89FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA020), Mar 6, 1989: Cessna 152 (N24236), Townsend, DE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

## Other reports on N24236 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820923052422I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820923052422I), Sep 23, 1982: Cessna 152 (N24236), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Began turn across parallel runway after takeoff per ATC advice. Right main tire hit by prop of N4745B on climbout.

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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