# Accident 19890415008059A: Cessna 152, Dallas, TX, April 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1989, 16:14 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Addison Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9606° N, 96.8301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9606&lon=-96.8301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4870B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4870B-2000-01-18) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890415008059A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON LANDING AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 FTW89LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA082), Apr 15, 1989: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Addison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT HANDLING BY THE STUDENT PILOT, WHERE SHE ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO START TO PORPOISE, AND THEN DID NOT CORRECT IT.

## Other reports on N4870B (3)

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

- [Accident 19970716019009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970716019009A), Jul 16, 1997: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Sherman, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft on landing, nose gear collapsed, flipped over and came to rest on runway. (-23) on July 16, 1997, at 1745 central…
- [Accident 19930105000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930105000149A), Jan 5, 1993: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Wichita Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Private license pending. Lost directional control landing. Ran off runway struck a culvert and nose over.
- [Incident 19911007061349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911007061349I), Oct 7, 1991: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Fort Worth, TX. Engine lost power. Forced landing in a field. Pump discharge tube assembly came loose from carburetor.

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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