# Accident 19901220055189A: Cessna 152, Deland, FL, December 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1990, 14:10 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0494° N, 81.3104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0494&lon=-81.3104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25945, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25945-2009-06-11) (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: 370 total, 150 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901220055189A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED RESPOND ON SFL GO AROUND. LANDED IN OPEN FIELD STRUCK FENCE. NOSED OVER. CARBURETOR ICING PREVALENT

## 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 MIA91LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA049), Dec 20, 1990: Cessna 152 (N25945), Deland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO UTILIZE CARBURETOR HEAT IN ICING CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N25945 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840825048659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840825048659A), Aug 25, 1984: Cessna 152 (N25945), Fair Hope, AL, Substantial damage. Bounced and ballooned on landing. Came down sideways on the runway. Lost control ran off into some small trees.

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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