# Accident 19900519017039A: Cessna 152, Delta, UT, May 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Airport: Delta Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2892° N, 112.5594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2892&lon=-112.5594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6392Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6392Q-2017-06-21) (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: 26 total, 12 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519017039A

## Narrative

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

UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO FEAR OF LOW FUEL DUE HEADWIND. LANDED DOWNWIND LOST CONTROL LEFT RUNWAY 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 DEN90LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA113), May 19, 1990: Cessna 152 (N6392Q), Delta, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. FACTORS WERE GUSTING TAILWINDS AND THE PILOT SELECTED THE WRONG RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N6392Q (3)

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

- [Accident 19951121043509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951121043509A), Nov 21, 1995: Cessna 152 (N6392Q), Provo, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Intentionally flew into mountainside. Pilot had problems with land law and jail sentence. Marijuana in system.
- [Incident 19870106003639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870106003639I), Jan 6, 1987: Cessna 152 (N6392Q), Bountiful, UT, Minor damage. Veered into snowbank during takeoff roll. Continued into open field and nosed over.
- [Incident 19820601025319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820601025319I), Jun 1, 1982: Cessna 152 (N6392Q), Bountiful, UT, Minor damage. Unable to land on first try due to gusty wind. Touched down on second try. Lost control ran off runway into a ditch

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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