# Accident 19890820030419A: Cessna 152, Columbus, MS, August 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, MS
- Airport: Columbus-Lowndes County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4398° N, 88.3394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4398&lon=-88.3394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757WX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757WX-1990-03-20) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 318 total, 115 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890820030419A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. IMPACT ON RUNWAY LIP FOLDED THE NOSE GEAR. AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON RUNWAY NOSE DOWN AND BURNED.

## 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 MIA89LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA226), Aug 20, 1989: Cessna 152 (N757WX), Columbus, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT DURING LANDING.

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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