# Accident 19900206001689A: Cessna 152, Phoenix, AZ, February 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6806° N, 112.0903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6806&lon=-112.0903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6471L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6471L-1990-04-26) (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: 52 total, 52 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900206001689A

## Narrative

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

LEFT OUTER WING PANEL SEPARATED IN FLIGHT DURING PRACTICE  MANEUVERS. IMPACTED GROUND IN NEAR VERTICAL DIVE.

## 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 LAX90FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA083), Feb 6, 1990: Cessna 152 (N6471L), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: DESIGN STRESS LIMITS EXCEEDED.

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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