# Accident 19910120000889A: Cessna 152, Eau Claire, WI, January 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1991, 12:30 local time
- Place: Eau Claire, WI
- Airport: Eau Claire County
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8210° N, 91.4894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8210&lon=-91.4894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94647, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94647-1997-03-17) (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: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910120000889A

## Narrative

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

STUDEN ON FIRST SOLO LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. VEERED INTO SNOWBANK AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI91LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA080), Jan 20, 1991: Cessna 152 (N94647), Eau Claire, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N94647 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960530012149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530012149A), May 30, 1996: Cessna 152 (N94647), Eau Claire, WI, Destroyed. Student pilot pushed nose down instead of flaring on final, nose struck ground, fire ensued. (-23) short final to runway 22 eau, instead of flaring, student…

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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