# Accident 19901101048869A: Cessna 152, Sherburne, NY, November 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sherburne, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6703° N, 75.4890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6703&lon=-75.4890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93003, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93003-1991-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,410 total, 620 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901101048869A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW BELOW RIDGES ON BEAVER SURVEY. UNABLE TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN. STALLED INTO TREES. SAFETY MARGIN LACKING

## 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 NYC91LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA022), Nov 1, 1990: Cessna 152 (N93003), Sherburne, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO OUTCLIMB SURROUNDING TERRAIN.

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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