# Accident 19900309003769A: Cessna 152, Glens Falls, NY, March 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1990, 15:20 local time
- Place: Glens Falls, NY
- Airport: Warren County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3094° N, 73.6408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3094&lon=-73.6408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46725, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46725) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900309003769A

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT ON TOUCH AND GO DISTRACTED BY DEPARTING TRAFFIC ABORTED, LOST CONTROL AND VEERED INTO SNOWBANK.

## 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 NYC90LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA076), Mar 9, 1990: Cessna 152 (N46725), Glens Falls, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT FACTOR IN THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK.

## Other reports on N46725 (4)

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

- [Incident 20070222003309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070222003309I), Feb 22, 2007: Cessna 152 (N46725), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The student pilot was taxiing to the ramp at f.I.t. aviation after completing the second leg of a solo cross-country flight when the left wing tip of the…
- [Incident 19980529024349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980529024349I), May 29, 1998: Cessna 152 (N46725), Saluda, VA, Minor damage. Student landed hard bounced twice collapsing the nose gear. Prop strike.
- [Accident 19921213055299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921213055299A), Dec 13, 1992: Cessna 152 (N46725), Quaker Street, NY, Substantial damage. Believed only 2 to 4 inches snow on unplowed runway when in fact was 20 inches. Aircraft nosed up in deep snow.
- [Incident 19870815067489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870815067489I), Aug 15, 1987: Cessna 152 (N46725), Salem, NY. Landed in a open field due to a rough engine. Student pilot failed to lean mixture for en route altitude.

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.