# Accident 19900714025719A: Cessna 152, Grand Marais, MN, July 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1990, 17:00 local time
- Place: Grand Marais, MN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7505° N, 90.3398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7505&lon=-90.3398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21LA-2009-02-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 78 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900714025719A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OBTAIN FULL POWER ON TAKEOFF DESCENDED INTO TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY. NO CAUSE FOUND,POSSIBLE CARB ICING.

## 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 CHI90LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA186), Jul 14, 1990: Cessna 152 II (N21LA), Grand Marais, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMBOUT. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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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