# Accident 19940907025889A: Cessna 152, Osteen, FL, September 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1994, 16:00 local time
- Place: Osteen, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8398° N, 81.1594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8398&lon=-81.1594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48938, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48938) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 112 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940907025889A

## Narrative

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

OIL TEMP GAGE RED LINED. SMELLED SMOKE. OVERSHOT RUNWAY ELECTING LAND NEARBY AIRPORT. MELTED TERMINAL OIL TEMP GAGE

## 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 MIA94LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA207), Sep 7, 1994: Cessna 152 (N48938), Osteen, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DECISION TO LAND WITH EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED, AND FAILURE TO OBTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE ELECTRICAL SHORT WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N48938 (1)

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

- [Incident 20080628846939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080628846939I), Jun 28, 2008: Cessna 152 (N48938), Chicago/West C, IL, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft had landed ahead of an approaching thunderstorm. The aircraft was taxied clear of the runway and stopped pointed into the wind. The wind…

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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