# Accident 19890506010929A: Cessna 152, Flint, MI, May 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1989, 13:20 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9699° N, 83.7203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9699&lon=-83.7203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25054, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25054-2010-11-04) (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: 60 total, 36 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506010929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT STUDENT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A PLOWED FIELD AND IT NOSED OVER. HAD FAILED TO TIMELY USE CARB HEAT.

## 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 CHI89LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA085), May 6, 1989: Cessna 152 (N25054), Flint, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES AND HIS PREMATURE DECISION TO INITIATE AN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE…

## Other reports on N25054 (1)

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

- [Incident 19901208063139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901208063139I), Dec 8, 1990: Cessna 152 (N25054), Ortonville, MI. Flight instructor giving simulated emergency landings at non public use airstrip. Had public complaint.

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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