# Accident 19890409006859A: Cessna 152, Taft, CA, April 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Taft, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1602° N, 119.4309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1602&lon=-119.4309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4602L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4602L-2008-08-01) (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: 231 total, 171 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890409006859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILED. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING NO REASON FOR POWER LOSS WAS FOUND.

## 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 LAX89LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA154), Apr 9, 1989: Cessna 152 (N4602L), Taft, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT IN WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH WERE CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N4602L (2)

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

- [Accident 19850402009929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850402009929A), Apr 2, 1985: Cessna 152 (N4602L), Lower Lake, CA, Destroyed. Collided with trees while attempting to land.
- [Incident 19810725052249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810725052249I), Jul 25, 1981: Cessna 152 (N4602L), Truckee, CA. Engine quit during cruise. Pilot returned to airport and made precautionary 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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