# Accident 19890724025139A: Cessna 152, Logan, UT, July 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1989, 10:45 local time
- Place: Logan, UT
- Airport: Logan-Cache Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7201° N, 111.8406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7201&lon=-111.8406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46260, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46260-2012-12-11) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724025139A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL IN AIRPORT PATTERN. STALLED IN STEEP TURN TO THE RUNWAY. SPIRALED TO NEAR VERTICAL GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 DEN89FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA177), Jul 24, 1989: Cessna 152 (N46260), Logan, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE STUDENT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION FROM AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL, AND THE STUDENT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHILE…

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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