# Accident 19880317054739A: Cessna 152, Gold Bar, WA, March 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1988, 09:45 local time
- Place: Gold Bar, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8593° N, 121.6594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8593&lon=-121.6594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4932H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4932H-1995-08-17) (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: 2,990 total, 2,925 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880317054739A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CANYON. NOTED TOO LATE. UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN.CRASHED ON SIDE OF CANYON TRYING TO TURN AROUND

## 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 SEA88LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA058), Mar 17, 1988: Cessna 152 (N4932H), Gold Bar, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4932H (1)

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

- [Incident 19870510026049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870510026049I), May 10, 1987: Cessna 152 (N4932H), Everett, WA. The engine lost power on final. A safe landing was made. Valve stem keeper failed on number 3 cylinder.

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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