# Accident 19901101048859A: Cessna 152, Maricopa, AZ, November 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1990, 09:30 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Ak Chin Community Airfield Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757PZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757PZ-2011-05-26) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901101048859A

## Narrative

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

SLOW ON FINAL ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR AND HIGH SINK RATE TO RUNWAY IMPACT.

## 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 LAX91LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA021), Nov 1, 1990: Cessna 152 (N757PZ), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO ENSURE THAT AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WAS MAINTAINED DURING THE FINAL APPROACH FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS; TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE CONDUCT OF THE FLIGHT;…

## Other reports on N757PZ (2)

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

- [Accident 20010817026549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010817026549A), Aug 17, 2001: Cessna 152 (N757PZ), Newark, OH, No damage. (-23) While on final approach to runway 27 at Newark-Heath Airport (vta) and about 10 to 20 feet in the air, the student pilot experienced a gust of wind. The…
- [Incident 19801122084789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801122084789I), Nov 22, 1980: Cessna 152 (N757PZ), St Louis, MO, 1 fatal. Zx jumper made unauthorized jump near St Louis arch. Killed when he hit the arch.

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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