# Accident 19850902069869A: Cessna 152, Langley, WA, September 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Langley, WA
- Airport: Whidbey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0400° N, 122.4392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0400&lon=-122.4392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24867 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,016 total, 45 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850902069869A

## Narrative

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

LACK OF RPM AFTER NEAR GROSS LIFTOFF. STRUCK CABLE DURING ABORTED TAKEOFF. NO ENGINE PROBLEM FOUND.

## 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 SEA85LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA206), Sep 2, 1985: Cessna 152 (N24867), Langley, 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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