# NTSB LAX91LA002: Cessna 152, N4594B, Kearny, AZ, October 4, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 4, 1990, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Kearny, AZ
- Location: 33.0472° N, 110.9091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEARNY (E67), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0472&lon=-110.9091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX91LA002
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27036/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA002

## Probable cause

THE PILOT EXECUTING A LEFT TURN AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO CLEAR A CORN FIELD LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing
  - airspeed(vref) - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - water

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FAST AND COULD NOT STOP PRIOR TO REACHING THE END OF THE 1,665 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A SMALL LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT SANK AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS SUCCESSFULLY EXTRICATED THEMSELVES AND SWAM TO SHORE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4594B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4594B-2012-09-18), registration cancelled 2012-09-18, S/N 15283547, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15283547
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Venture Aviation
- Departed: P10, CHANDLER, AZ
- Destination: P13, GLOBE, AZ
- Airport: E67, Kearny, runway 26, 1,665 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 150 total, 100 in this make and model, 120 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point -0 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19901004044109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901004044109A), Oct 4, 1990: Cessna 152, Kearny, AZ, Substantial damage. Overran short runway and ran off end into a lake.

## Other investigations on N4594B (2)

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 LAX97LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA240), Jul 12, 1997: Cessna 152 (N4594B), Gila Bend, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to verify the fuel quantity prior to departure, and his failure to perform sufficient en route fuel consumption calculations during the cross-country flight.
- [NTSB LAX94LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA216), May 8, 1994: Cessna 152 (N4594B), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft.

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.

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