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Cessna 152 N93070

16 April 1990 · Albany, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 April 1990 at about 20:50 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N93070 was involved in an accident near Albany, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Albany, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Albany Muni. (T23)
Coordinates
32.7196, -99.2899
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N93070
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Abilene → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW90LA098

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNCONTROL TOUCHDOWN AND COLLISION WITH OBJECTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRPLANE DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT. POWER WAS APPLIED TO ARREST THE AIRCRAFT SINK RATE. RUNWAY CONTACT OCCURRED WITH THE AIRPLANE IN A CRAB AS A RESULT OF THE POWER APPLICATION. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDING WITH A FENCE AND A TREE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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