# Accident 19790426013069A: Cessna 152, Independence, OR, April 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1979, 16:45 local time
- Place: Independence, OR
- Airport: State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8578° N, 123.1977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8578&lon=-123.1977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25790, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25790-2012-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,435 total, 92 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790426013069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB OUT FROM TOUCH AND GO LANDING. CAUSE UNDETERMINED. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN GRASS, HIT MANHOLE COVER

## 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 SEA79FYM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM29), Apr 26, 1979: Cessna 152 (N25790), Independence, OR, substantial damage

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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