# Accident 19890829032481A: Cessna 152, Snohomish, WA, August 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1989, 19:55 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Airport: Harvey Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9406° N, 121.9990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9406&lon=-121.9990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49231, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49231-1994-08-03) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 75 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890829032481A

## Narrative

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

WAS OVENTAKEN WHILE CLIMBING AND COLLIDED WITH N66QB THAT WAS FLYING LEVEL INTO SUN. BOTH BROKE UP FELL TO GROUND.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N66QB, Beech J35: [Accident 19890829032482A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890829032482A)

## 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 SEA89FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA160), Aug 30, 1989: Cessna 152 (N49231), Snohomish, WA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID N49231, A CESSNA 172. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: A FLIGHT PATH DIRECTLY INTO THE SETTING SUN, AND THE LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS OF DUSK ON THE GROUND BELOW.

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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