# Accident 19891014040239A: Cessna 152, Hillsdale, MI, October 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1989, 10:20 local time
- Place: Hillsdale, MI
- Airport: Hillsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9199° N, 84.6291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9199&lon=-84.6291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757GB-1990-08-13) (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: 30 total, 20 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891014040239A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON FIRST SOLO FLEW OVER DAUGHTERS RESIDENCE AT LOW ALTITUDE AND STALLED IN STEEP TURN. DEMOLISHED ON 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 CHI90LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA011), Oct 14, 1989: Cessna 152 (N757GB), Hillsdale, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE STUDENT PILOT BY NOT FOLLOWING HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S DIRECTIONS ON HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT AND BY NOT MAINTAINING A SAFE ALTITUDE, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH…

## Other reports on N757GB (1)

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

- [Incident 19800206020829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800206020829I), Feb 6, 1980: Cessna 152 (N757GB), Ann Arbor, MI. Engine quit on takeoff. Emergency landing successful. Water found in drain fitting, possible fuel icing.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.