# Accident 19790916026669A: Cessna 152, Rochester, WA, September 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, WA
- Airport: R & K Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8327° N, 123.0914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at R & K SKYRANCH (8W9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8327&lon=-123.0914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68267, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68267-1992-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 66 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYE46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916026669A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN IT APPEARED AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLEAR OBSTRUCTIONS. HIT FENCE OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA79DYE46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE46), Sep 16, 1979: Cessna 152 (N68267), Rochester, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N68267 (1)

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

- [Accident 19911114051459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911114051459A), Nov 14, 1991: Cessna 152 (N68267), Auburn, WA, Destroyed. Stalled and crashed on climbout. Was using short field takeoff. Had 20 degrees flap instead of AFM 10 degrees.

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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