Cessna 152 accident near Lakeville, Minnesota, September 23, 1990
On September 23, 1990 at about 9:30 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N89038, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lakeville, Minnesota (Airlake airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTING TO FORCE THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE RUNWAY.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 23, 1990 · about 9:30 pm local time
- Place
- Lakeville, Minnesota · Airlake · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N89038 · registry record · serial 15282606
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN DURING A LANDING AT THE CONCLUSION OF A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ALTHOUGH THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE ONLY PERSON ABOARD THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT RELATED IN THE PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT THAT DURING HIS LANDING FLARE HE ASSUMED A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF A SIDE DRIFT. HE THEN STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN NOSE WHEEL FIRST CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 106 hours in all; 60 in this make and model; 12 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 12 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Flyteline Services INC.
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 29, 4,098 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:50 pm from MSP, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N89038 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI90LA271.