# Accident 19790626018699A: Cessna 152, Wenatchee, WA, June 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1979, 11:40 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 47.4360° N, 120.3293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4360&lon=-120.3293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757JM-2017-02-04) (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: 66 total, 25 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYP30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790626018699A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT BECAME DISORIENTED, RAN OUT OF FUEL. MADE HARD LANDING ON ROAD, FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 SEA79FYP30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP30), Jun 26, 1979: Cessna 152 (N757JM), Malaga, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N757JM (1)

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

- [Accident 19771218040499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771218040499A), Dec 18, 1977: Cessna 172D (N757JM), Dayton, OR, Substantial damage. Solo endorsement expired. Struck ditch beside runway.

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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