# Accident 19900316004649A: Cessna 152, Albuquerque, NM, March 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0602° N, 106.6193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0602&lon=-106.6193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4590P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4590P) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 41 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316004649A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. LANDED IN SCRUB BRUSH AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 DEN90LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA074), Mar 16, 1990: Cessna 152 (N4590P), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS.

## Other reports on N4590P (3)

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

- [Accident 19880708026009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880708026009A), Jul 8, 1988: Cessna 152 (N4590P), Roche Harbor, WA, Substantial damage. Lost control landing downwind. Aircraft veered off the runway into a ditch and flipped inverted. No flap landing.
- [Incident 19840808053839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840808053839I), Aug 8, 1984: Cessna 152 (N4590P), Federal Way, WA. Out of fuel, landed in parking lot. Refueled and departed. Engine quit, causing another forced landing.
- [Incident 19830915065859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830915065859I), Sep 15, 1983: Cessna 152 (N4590P), Olympia, WA, Minor damage. Student ran low on fuel. Landed and checked with CFI who advised he had enough fuel. Took off and ran out of fuel.

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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