# Accident 19900330006879A: Cessna 152, Oberlin, OH, March 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Oberlin, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2891° N, 82.2098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2891&lon=-82.2098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4671M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4671M-1990-10-01) (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: 877 total, 135 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900330006879A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING FLIGHT MANEUVER. CFI TOOK OVER BUT STALLED AIRCRAFT. CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS IN AREA.

## 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 CHI90FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA105), Mar 30, 1990: Cessna 152 (N4671M), Oberlin, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE DUAL STUDENT, CARBURETOR ICE, INADEQUATE SUPERVISION TO CORRECT THE SITUATION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), AND FAILURE OF THE CFI TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE…

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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