# Accident 19790308009241A: Cessna 152, Seattle, WA, March 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1979, 15:07 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24353, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24353-2018-07-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790308009241A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO SEE OTHER AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY OR HEAR TOWER CALL TO GO AROUND.LANDED ON TOP OF OTHER AIRPLANE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4066Q, Piper PA28R200: [Accident 19790308009242A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790308009242A)

## 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 SEA79FYE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE17), Mar 8, 1979: Cessna 152 (N24353), Seattle, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24353 (1)

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

- [Incident 20031216036239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031216036239I), Dec 16, 2003: Cessna 152 (N24353), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot practicing solo touch and go takeoffs and landings. Upon touchdown on runway 27L, student pilot failed to maintain directional control due…

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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