# Accident 19940405000209A: Cessna 152, Avalon, CA, April 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1994, 18:46 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3804° N, 118.4491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3804&lon=-118.4491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93508, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93508-1998-05-12) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 25 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940405000209A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER PROBLEMS NEAR DESTINATION. STALLED INTO ROUGH TERRAIN. NO ANOMALIES. SEVERE CARB ICING PREVALENT.

## 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 LAX94LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA182), Apr 6, 1994: Cessna 152 (N93508), Avalon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to apply carburetor heat as appropriate while conducting flight in conditions conducive for carburetor icing. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable steep mountainous…

## Other reports on N93508 (2)

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

- [Incident 19891224065279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891224065279I), Dec 24, 1989: Cessna 152 (N93508), Trenton, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot deviated from ATC taxi instructions. Departed taxiway and hit an unlit light stanchion.
- [Accident 19830703031879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830703031879A), Jul 3, 1983: Cessna 152 (N93508), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Disoriented. Landed in pasture and hit fence. Departed with damaged aircraft. Landed on a taxiway at home airport.

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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