# Accident 19890524012779A: Cessna 152, Fort Pierce, FL, May 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1989, 13:09 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4975° N, 80.3726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4975&lon=-80.3726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714UQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714UQ-2013-07-08) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 69 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890524012779A

## Narrative

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

BECAME LOST ON LOCAL FLIGHT IN SMOKE AND HAZE. ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROBLEM BUT FOUND AIRPORT AND STALLED ON APPROACH.

## 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 MIA89FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA154), May 24, 1989: Cessna 152 (N714UQ), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE WEATHER CONDITIONS (SMOKE & HAZE), THE STUDENT BECOMING LOST, HER LACK OF…

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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