# Accident 19890803026819A: Cessna 152, York, SC, August 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: York, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9904° N, 81.2301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9904&lon=-81.2301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5292M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5292M-1991-03-06) (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: 500 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890803026819A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED WHILE CIRCLING AT LOW ALTITUDE TO PHOTOGRAPH A FARM. HIGH AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE A FACTOR.

## 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 CHI89FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA157), Aug 3, 1989: Cessna 152 (N5292M), York, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: EXCESSIVE WORKLOAD (TASK OVERLOAD) AND DIVERTED ATTENTION.

## Other reports on N5292M (1)

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

- [Incident 19820212005929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820212005929I), Feb 12, 1982: Cessna 152 (N5292M), Put In Bay, OH, Minor damage. Za pilot flew at 50 feet above frozen lake. Aircraft hit ice, slid. Broke off nose gear and propeller.

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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