# Accident 19890306003249A: Cessna 152, Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1989, 12:50 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0602° N, 80.3200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0602&lon=-80.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47115, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47115-1989-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 180 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890306003249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSE DIVED INTO A SWAMP. VERTICAL IMPACT INDICATES A STALL ENTERED FROM A UNKNOWN MANEUVER.

## 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 MIA89FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA098), Mar 6, 1989: Cessna 152 (N47115), Fort Lauderdale, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INSTRUCTOR PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N47115 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800910070129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800910070129I), Sep 10, 1980: Cessna 152 (N47115), Galveston, TX. Student pilot ran out of fuel on cross country flight. Had detoured to circumnavigate cloud buildups.

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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