# Accident 19910802031379A: Cessna 152, New Paltz, NY, August 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1991, 10:17 local time
- Place: New Paltz, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7397° N, 74.0795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7397&lon=-74.0795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6494Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6494Q-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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 338 total, 112 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910802031379A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE INDICATES AIRCRAFT STALLED AND DIVED NEAR VERTICAL TO GROUND. WITNESS OBSERVED STALL AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 NYC91FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA196), Aug 2, 1991: Cessna 152 (N6494Q), New Paltz, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO ASSURE THAT THE PROPER ALTITUDE WAS MAINTAINED. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE CFI'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION.

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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