# Accident 19910225003459A: Cessna 152, La Belle, FL, February 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1991, 14:28 local time
- Place: La Belle, FL
- Airport: La Belle Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6402° N, 81.3399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6402&lon=-81.3399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25938, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25938-1992-03-30) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 524 total, 522 in this make and model, 272 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910225003459A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS AND LOADED WITH AFT CG. MADE STEEP TURN WITH FLAPS DOWN STALLED. VERTICAL IMPACT NEAR RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA91FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA089), Feb 25, 1991: Cessna 152 (N25938), La Belle, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND/CFI IMPROPER SUPERVISION OF THE DUAL STUDENT. THIS RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL, STALL/SPIN, AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE…

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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