# Accident 19900103000079A: Cessna 152, Whiteville, NC, January 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Whiteville, NC
- Airport: Columbus County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3205° N, 78.7005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3205&lon=-78.7005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94187, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94187-2000-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235N2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900103000079A

## Narrative

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

LOST STUDENT GOT RADAR VECTORS TO NEAREST AIRPORT. LOST CONTROL LANDING. TRIED GO AROUND,HIT BUSHES AND A DITCH.

## 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 ATL90LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA045), Jan 3, 1990: Cessna 152 (N94187), Whiteville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED THROUGH THE LANDING FLARE TO AVOID A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS FAILURE TO ANTICIPATE CONTROL INPUTS…

## Other reports on N94187 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930322045689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930322045689A), Mar 22, 1993: Cessna 152 (N94187), La Belle, FL, Substantial damage. Student began go around full flaps on high level off. CFI took over. Dumped flaps settled off runway. Nosed over.

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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