# Accident 20151005016099A: Cessna 152, Cedar City, UT, October 5, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2015, 13:03 local time
- Place: Cedar City, UT
- Airport: Cedar City Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6483° N, 113.1986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6483&lon=-113.1986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6449M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6449M-2018-03-27) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 68 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151005016099A

## Narrative

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

DURING A LOCAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT THE PILOT (A PILOT SCHOOL LEAD FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR) WAS GIVING PROFICIENCY TRAINING TO A NEWLY HIRED PILOT SCHOOL FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (THE PASSENGER), WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## 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 WPR16FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA002), Oct 5, 2015: Cessna 152 (N6449M), Cedar City, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilots to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall from which they did not recover.

## Other reports on N6449M (1)

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

- [Accident 19891106044339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891106044339A), Nov 6, 1989: Cessna 152 (N6449M), Toledo, IA, Substantial damage. Off course at night,tried to land at unlighted airport and struck powerline on final.

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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