# Accident 19890711021369A: Cessna 152, Arlington, TX, July 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1989, 01:41 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7202° N, 97.0807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7202&lon=-97.0807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49056, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49056-1994-02-11) (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: 14 total, 13 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890711021369A

## Narrative

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

STOLE AIRCRAFT FLEW ERRACTICALLY,TRIED TO LAND SEVERAL TIMES. HIT WIRES AND CRASHED. TEST SHOWED ALCOHOL AND DRUGS.

## 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 FTW89FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA132), Jul 11, 1989: Cessna 152 (N49056), Arlington, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT, DUE TO IMPAIRMENT FROM CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE WHILE MANEUVERING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE PILOT'S…

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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