# Accident 19900914039639A: Cessna 152, Blue Ridge, TX, September 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1990, 12:15 local time
- Place: Blue Ridge, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2984° N, 96.3988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Ridge, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2984&lon=-96.3988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69137, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69137-2002-11-04) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900914039639A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP STEEPLY AFTER BUZZING FRIENDS RESIDENCE. STALLED AND DIVED INTO TREES AND BUILDINGS.

## 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 FTW90FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA181), Sep 14, 1990: Cessna 152 (N69137), Blue Ridge, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO PERFORM BUZZING TYPE MANEUVERS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

## Other reports on N69137 (1)

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

- [Incident 19871203074639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871203074639I), Dec 3, 1987: Cessna 152 (N69137), Mckinney, TX, Minor damage. Engine began to run rough and loss of RPM power. Off airport 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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