Cessna 152 accident near Eagle Lake, Texas, February 23, 1994
On February 23, 1994, a Cessna 152, registered N48819, was destroyed in an accident near Eagle Lake, Texas (Eagle Lake airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 23, 1994
- Place
- Eagle Lake, Texas · Eagle Lake · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N48819 · no longer on the register · serial 15280981
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, NOSED OVER IN SOFT TERRAIN, AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH INVERTED. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT, WHO WAS MAKING THE LANDING WITH THE STUDENT ON THE CONTROLS, STATED THAT HE APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER TO NO AVAIL.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot, private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 883 hours in all; 150 in this make and model; 110 in the last 90 days; 35 in the last 30 days; 832 as pilot in command; 396 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 10,861 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 9, 1993; 76 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 5TA4 Rosenburg TX at 11:57 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 3,430 ft by 50 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N48819 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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