# Accident 19890630018649A: Cessna 152, Cordes, AZ, June 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1989, 07:55 local time
- Place: Cordes, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3392° N, 112.0296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3392&lon=-112.0296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5199Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5199Q-1990-07-12) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 43 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890630018649A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON MOUNTAINSIDE, OBSERVED IN DESCENDING SPIRAL.

## 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 LAX89FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA229), Jun 30, 1989: Cessna 152 (N5199Q), Cordes, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE, WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND DIVERSION OF THE…

## Other reports on N5199Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19830521076152I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830521076152I), May 21, 1983: Cessna 152 (N5199Q), Thermal, CA, Minor damage. During taxi for takeoff, right wing tip was struck by the prop of inbound pitts N123RG, a tail wheel aircraft.
- [Incident 19821114070329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821114070329I), Nov 14, 1982: Cessna 152 (N5199Q), Luke Afb, AZ. Landed at Luke Afb by mistake instead of glendale the destination airport.

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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