# Accident 19891007039419A: Cessna 152, Sterling, MA, October 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1989, 11:50 local time
- Place: Sterling, MA
- Airport: Sterling Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4259° N, 71.7929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STERLING (3B3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4259&lon=-71.7929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69169, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69169-2017-12-07) (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 O235L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891007039419A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED IN CROSSWIND ON FINAL BEGAN GO AROUND. DUMPED FLAPS NOSE HIGH STALLED AND STRUCK APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA006), Oct 7, 1989: Cessna 152 (N69169), Sterling, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE WING FLAPS DURING A GO AROUND.

## Other reports on N69169 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800626058809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800626058809I), Jun 26, 1980: Cessna 152 (N69169), Sterling, MA, Minor damage. Pilot stated crosswind caused him to drift to the left. Lost directional control.

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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