# Accident 19900909039009A: Cessna A152, Tucson, AZ, September 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1990, 18:20 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ARYA
- Location: 32.1503° N, 110.9297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1503&lon=-110.9297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4649A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4649A-1992-04-28) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 101 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900909039009A

## Narrative

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

SPUN INTO GROUND DURING PLANNED ACROBATIC PRACTICE.

## 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 LAX90FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA320), Sep 10, 1990: Cessna A152 (N4649A), Tucson, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO RECOVER FROM A SPIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THERE WAS ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO RECOVER FROM AN INADVERTENT OR INTENTIONAL SPIN, AND…

## Other reports on N4649A (1)

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

- [Accident 19870311008769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870311008769A), Mar 11, 1987: Cessna A152 (N4649A), Cocoa, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered off runway in strong crosswinds. Pilot was flying with a door removed for aerial photography.

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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