# Accident 19891014061919A: Cessna 152, Lakeville, MI, October 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1989, 14:45 local time
- Place: Lakeville, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8214° N, 83.1502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8214&lon=-83.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94668, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94668-1992-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235N2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 546 total, 332 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891014061919A

## Narrative

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

DURING PRACTICE FORCED LANDING DESCENDED TO LOW ALTITUDE OVER OBSERVED POWER LINE AND HIT UNSEEN HIGHER WIRES.

## 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 CHI90LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA009), Oct 14, 1989: Cessna 152 (N94668), Lakeville, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), FAILURE OF BOTH THE STUDENT AND THE CFI TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE STATIC LINE, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOTS TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE…

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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