# Accident 19891106044339A: Cessna 152, Toledo, IA, November 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1989, 18:30 local time
- Place: Toledo, IA
- Airport: Toledo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9896° N, 92.5800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9896&lon=-92.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6449M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6449M-2018-03-27) (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 O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 26 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891106044339A

## Narrative

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

OFF COURSE AT NIGHT,TRIED TO LAND AT UNLIGHTED AIRPORT AND STRUCK POWERLINE ON FINAL.

## 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 MKC90LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA022), Nov 7, 1989: Cessna 152 (N6449M), Toledo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTATED AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT THE WRONG AIRPORT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION, AND THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF…

## Other reports on N6449M (1)

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

- [Accident 20151005016099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151005016099A), Oct 5, 2015: Cessna 152 (N6449M), Cedar City, UT, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. During a local 14 CFR part 91 flight the pilot (a pilot school lead flight instructor) was giving proficiency training to a newly hired pilot school flight…

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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