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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Corpus Christi, TX · July 31, 1993

Date: July 31, 1993 · 17:30 local
Place: Corpus Christi, TX
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5115B
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN93LA094
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total300 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N5115BRegistration cancelled Dec 8, 1998 · Cessna 152S/N 15283755 Airframe modelCessna 152

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Steep turns at low altitude in slow flight. Stalled and mushed into sand dunes on a beach at padre island.

As the FAA filed it

STEEP TURNS AT LOW ALTITUDE IN SLOW FLIGHT. STALLED AND MUSHED INTO SAND DUNES ON A BEACH AT PADRE ISLAND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN93LA094Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCorpus Christi, TXAn inadvertent stall. A factor was the pilot's intentional buzzing at low altitude over the beach.Jul 31, 1993 · Substantial damage