# Accident 19900725028489A: Cessna A152, Louisville, OH, July 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1990, 20:34 local time
- Place: Louisville, OH
- Airport: Hammond Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6793° N, 83.9409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6793&lon=-83.9409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4870A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4870A-1995-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 62 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900725028489A

## Narrative

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

LANDED AT UNMOWED,TALL GRASS STRIP BY ERROR. TRIED TO TAKE OFF,CATAPULTED INTO AIR NOSE HIGH ON A HUMP AND STALLED.

## 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 NYC90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA172), Jul 26, 1990: Cessna C-152A (N4870A), Yellowsprings, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRPLANE AFTER PREMATURELY BECOMING AIRBORNE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A ROUGH FIELD AND A HIDDEN OBSTRUCTION.

## Other reports on N4870A (2)

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

- [Incident 19850112008709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850112008709I), Jan 12, 1985: Cessna A152 (N4870A), Blue Ash, OH, Minor damage. Lost directional control on snow packed runway. Left wheel fairing may have been snow packed.
- [Accident 19800913041459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913041459A), Sep 13, 1980: Cessna A152 (N4870A), Bluefield, WV, Substantial damage. Crashed into trees on mountain, near another aircraft that crashed at same time. Suspect low altitude chase.

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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