# Accident 19830211004989A: Cessna 152, Kent, WA, February 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1983, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kent, WA
- Airport: Crest Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3995° N, 122.1895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3995&lon=-122.1895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25320 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,053 total, 852 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830211004989A

## Narrative

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

EXTREME TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED AND IN ATTEMPT TO DESCEND ENGINE QUIT FORCING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 SEA83LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA055), Feb 12, 1983: Cessna 152 (N25320), Near Kent, WA, 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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