# Accident 19900528017579A: Cessna 152, Bad Axe, MI, May 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bad Axe, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8004° N, 82.9901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8004&lon=-82.9901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4754B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4754B-1991-02-19) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 81 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528017579A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF LATE,SLID ON WET GRASS.UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY. ADDED POWER TO CLEAR DITCH. HIT SAME. 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 CHI90LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA138), May 28, 1990: Cessna 152 (N4754B), Bad Axe, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WITH SUFFICIENT RUNWAY TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT IS A LACK OF TOTAL FLYING EXPERIENCE.

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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