# Accident 19890529013309A: Cessna A152, Lake Wales, FL, May 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1989, 17:20 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: Lake Wales Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8992° N, 81.5792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8992&lon=-81.5792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4896A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,015 total, 183 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890529013309A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED BY PROPPING.UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT JUMPED NOSE CHOCK HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT, A VEHICLE, AND A HANGAR DOOR.

## 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 MIA89LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA162), May 29, 1989: Cessna A152 (N4896A), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT BY NOT PROPERLY SECURING THE AIRCRAFT OR OBTAINING PROPER ASSISTANCE.

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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