# Accident 19900828037029A: Cessna 152, Provincetown, MA, August 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Provincetown, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0597° N, 70.1705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Provincetown, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0597&lon=-70.1705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24894, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24894-2012-09-10) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900828037029A

## Narrative

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

UNLICENSED PILOT WITH OBSERVER FOR FISH SPOTTING STALLED IN A STEEP TURN AND SPUN INTO BAY.

## 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 NYC90LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA203), Aug 28, 1990: Cessna 152 (N24894), Provincetown, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. PROBABLE FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES,…

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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