# Accident 19940604013939A: Cessna 152, Upper Lake, CA, June 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1994, 13:22 local time
- Place: Upper Lake, CA
- Airport: Gravelly Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2602° N, 122.9591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2602&lon=-122.9591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94509, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94509-1995-06-02) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 53 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940604013939A

## Narrative

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

HIGH AND FAST. FLOATED. BEGAN GO AROUND END OF RUNWAY. CLIMBED 50 FEET TURNED TO AVOID RISING TERRAIN AND STALLED.

## 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 LAX94LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA237), Jun 4, 1994: Cessna 152 (N94509), Upper Lake, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING A GO- AROUND. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION IN INITIATING THE GO-AROUND AND HIS IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR…

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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