# Accident 19901210053419A: Cessna 152, Gilmer, TX, December 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1990, 08:20 local time
- Place: Gilmer, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7292° N, 94.9407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7292&lon=-94.9407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68776, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68776-1992-09-16) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901210053419A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON PIPELINE PATROL,LANDED IN TREES. ICING PREVALENT. CARB HEAT PARTIAL ON WHICH ALLOWS CARBURETOR ICING

## 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 FTW91LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA024), Dec 10, 1990: Cessna 152 (N68776), Gilmer, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT.

## Other reports on N68776 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790128003049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128003049I), Jan 28, 1979: Cessna 152 (N68776), Blaine, MN, Minor damage. Student pilot let airspeed get too low on final, landed short.

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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