# Accident 20130208002369A: Cessna 152, Tuscon, AZ, February 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2013, 09:38 local time
- Place: Tuscon, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1233° N, 111.1981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1233&lon=-111.1981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89059, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89059-2013-09-19) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 302 total, 13 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130208002369A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 8, 2013 ABOUT 0930 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N89059, WAS  ON A RIGHT DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 6R FOR TOUCH AND GO'S AT RYAN FIELD (RYN) TUCSON, ARIZONA. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLER LOST CONTACT SHORTLY THERE AFTER AND NOTICED A DUST CLOUD 1 TO 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. ATC ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO CONTACT N89059 WITH NO RESPONSE. THE DUST CLOUD WAS A RESULT OF THE AIRPLANE'S IMPACT WITH TERRAIN UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THERE WAS NO POST-IMPACT FIRE. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED FROM THE RIGHT SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR13FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA118), Feb 8, 2013: Cessna 152 (N89059), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation due to his preexisting cardiac disease, which resulted in his degraded or complete loss of ability to control the airplane.

## Other reports on N89059 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880608019289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880608019289A), Jun 8, 1988: Cessna 152 (N89059), East Liverpool, OH, Substantial damage. Bounced,ballooned, added power, began to drift. Overcompensated. Touched down, lost control. Left runway into ditch

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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