# Accident 19900418020019A: Cessna 152, Beaver Falls, PA, April 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1990, 18:30 local time
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7725° N, 80.3914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEAVER COUNTY (BVI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7725&lon=-80.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48259, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48259-2017-06-14) (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: 842 total, 449 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900418020019A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PANICKED AS STALL HORN SOUNDED ON LEVEL OFF. PUSHED NOSE DOWN SHARPLY. CFI UNABLE RECOVER. BROKE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 NYC90LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA086), Apr 18, 1990: Cessna 152 (N48259), New Castle, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT PILOT BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY A STUDENT PILOT.

## Other reports on N48259 (3)

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

- [Accident 20090420009679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090420009679A), Apr 20, 2009: Cessna 152 (N48259), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot had been doing pattern work (touch and go landings) for over an hour. On last takeoff initial climb and crosswind leg were uneventful. Aircraft was…
- [Incident 20081002849909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081002849909I), Oct 2, 2008: Cessna 152 (N48259), Pauma Valley, CA, No damage. (-23) N48259 a Cessna 152 declared an emergency landing into Pauma Valley airport after engine failure while at cruise altitude. Aircraft landed safely with no…
- [Incident 19880729039699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880729039699I), Jul 29, 1988: Cessna 152 (N48259), Beaver Falls, PA, Minor damage. Student made a hard landing. Broke nose gear and the prop struck runway. Minor damage to wing tip and skin.

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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