# Accident 19910416010789A: Cessna 152, Oak Meadows, FL, April 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1991, 10:52 local time
- Place: Oak Meadows, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4902H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4902H-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 555 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910416010789A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED FROM A STEEP TURN WHILE CIRCLING LOW  OVER A FRIENDS RESIDENCE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

## 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 MIA91FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA124), Apr 16, 1991: Cessna 152 (N4902H), Oak Meadows, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALL SPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AT AN ALTITUDE THAT PRECLUDED RECOVERY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INSTRUCTOR…

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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