# Accident 19920803028749A: Cessna 152, Maricopa, AZ, August 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1992, 09:06 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49016, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49016-2012-12-18) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 491 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920803028749A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING LIFT STRUT FAILED AT FUSELAGE DUE TO HIGH "G" OVERLOAD AND OVER VNE SPEED,SUCH AS ABRUPT PULLUP IN DRIVE.

## 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 LAX92FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA331), Aug 3, 1992: Cessna 152 (N49016), Maricopa, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT EXCEEDED THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE STRUCTURE BY ATTEMPTING AN ABRUPT MANEUVER AT A SPEED IN EXCESS OF THE MANEUVERING SPEED.

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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