# Accident 19890409006829A: Cessna 152, El Monte, CA, April 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1989, 17:02 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Airport: El Monte Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0905° N, 117.9602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0905&lon=-117.9602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25884, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25884-1989-07-29) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total, 118 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890409006829A

## Narrative

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

TURNED OFF FUEL FOR PRACTICE FORCED LANDING. UNABLE RESTART. OVERSHOT FIRST LANDING AREA, HIT A FENCE SHORT OF NEXT

## 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 LAX89LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA155), Apr 10, 1989: Cessna 152 (N25884), Irwindale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PROCEDURE USED BY THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN SIMULATING AN ENGINE FAILURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

## Other reports on N25884 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870210012539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870210012539A), Feb 10, 1987: Cessna 152 (N25884), El Monte, CA, Substantial damage. The student ballooned the aircraft on touchdown. The nose gear collapsed during the hard landing.

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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