# Accident 19900517016519A: Cessna 152, San Diego, CA, May 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1990, 17:53 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7997° N, 117.1300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7997&lon=-117.1300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N783G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N783G-1990-06-15) (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: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900517016519A

## Narrative

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

SLOW ON FINAL STALLED AND IMPACTED GROUND IN 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 LAX90FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA179), May 18, 1990: Cessna 152 (N783G), San Diego, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH RESULTING IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DELAYED USE OF FLAPS.

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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