# Accident 19890703024489A: Cessna 152, Plattsburgh, NY, July 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Plattsburgh, NY
- Airport: Clinton County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6900° N, 73.4490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6900&lon=-73.4490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48683, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48683-2008-01-31) (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: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890703024489A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED,TRIED TO GO AROUND,BOUNCED AGAIN.ABORTED,LOST CONTROL,VEERED SHARPLY,COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.PROP,WING DAMAGED.

## 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 NYC89LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA158), Jul 3, 1989: Cessna 152 (N48683), Plattsburgh, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE, IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N48683 (2)

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

- [Incident 19900531045979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900531045979I), May 31, 1990: Cessna 152 (N48683), Plattsburgh, NY, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a turbulent and variable wind landing. Veered on runway. Propeller struck runway.
- [Incident 19891010066019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891010066019I), Oct 10, 1989: Cessna 152 (N48683), Plattsburgh, NY. Fuel exhaustion on a crosscountry flight. Emergency landing on a road. Pilot failed to put fuel in aircraft.

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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