# Accident 19930503012269A: Cessna 152, Waco, TX, May 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1993, 18:30 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46285, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46285-2015-05-11) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 277 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930503012269A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE DURING GO AROUND FROM A ENGINE OUT DEMO. WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO BASE. DESCENDED TOO LOW FOR SAFETY.

## 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 FTW93LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA142), May 3, 1993: Cessna 152 (N46285), Waco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENTS PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM AN OBJECT AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT

## Other reports on N46285 (2)

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

- [Accident 19981231044939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981231044939A), Dec 31, 1998: Cessna 152 (N46285), Bowie, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 31, 1998, at 1720 central standard time, a Cessna 152 airplane, N46285, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of…
- [Incident 19970423012449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970423012449I), Apr 23, 1997: Cessna 152 (N46285), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: the instructor was giving a student supervised solo (2nd). The winds were 10 to 15 knots. The aircraft ballooned during the landing flare,…

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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