# Accident 19950725024709A: Cessna 152, Wellsville, UT, July 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1995, 21:00 local time
- Place: Wellsville, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6204° N, 111.9297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6204&lon=-111.9297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N588BR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N588BR) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950725024709A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING LOW ALTITUDE. ENTERED DOWNDRAFT UNABLE RECOVER. STALL MUSHED TO GROUND IMPACT.BLAMED HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE

## 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 SEA95LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA163), Jul 26, 1995: Cessna 152 (N588BR), Wellsville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE WITH FLYING IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N588BR (1)

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

- [Accident 20260303004389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260303004389A), Mar 3, 2026: Cessna 152 (N588BR), Thonotosassa, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft suffered engine shutdown during flight and crash landed in field aproximately 3 miles north-northeast of kvdf.

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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