# Accident 19890806027719A: Cessna 152, Mollala, OR, August 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Mollala, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0704° N, 122.5509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0704&lon=-122.5509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95099, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95099-1990-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235N2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,270 total, 360 in this make and model, 276 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890806027719A

## Narrative

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

GOT INTO A BOX CANYON AT LOW ALTITUDE TO OVERFLY STUDENTS RESIDENCE. WAS UNABLE TO TURN OR OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 SEA89LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA147), Aug 6, 1989: Cessna 152 (N95099), Mollala, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT DISPLAYED POOR JUDGEMENT AND DID NOT ADEQUATELY PLAN FOR THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT, THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT…

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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