# Accident 19890502010799A: Cessna 152, Buffalo, MN, May 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Buffalo, MN
- Airport: Buffalo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1702° N, 93.8595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1702&lon=-93.8595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6436P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6436P) (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: 31 total, 15 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890502010799A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT OVERCORRECTED ON RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC89LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA101), May 2, 1989: Cessna 152 (N6436P), Buffalo, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CROSSWIND, THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, HIS IMPROPER USE OF THE THROTTLE, AND…

## Other reports on N6436P (2)

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

- [Accident 20111122027059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111122027059A), Nov 22, 2011: Cessna 152 (N6436P), Princeton, MN, Substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated by a student pilot as an instructional flight on his second solo. This was the third takeoff of the solo event. At about 350…
- [Incident 19910207005889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910207005889I), Feb 7, 1991: Cessna 152 (N6436P), Minneapolis, MN. Engine lost power in flight. Made off airport landing. Two failed magneto coils resulted in ignition system failure

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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