# Accident 19910226003559A: Cessna 152, Port Townsend, WA, February 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1991, 16:05 local time
- Place: Port Townsend, WA
- Airport: Jefferson County International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0298° N, 122.8408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0298&lon=-122.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67705, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67705) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 685 total, 685 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910226003559A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED OFF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER LANDING IN A CROSSWIND.

## 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 SEA91LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA056), Feb 27, 1991: Cessna 152 (N67705), Port Townsend, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE SOFT TERRAIN BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N67705 (1)

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

- [Incident 20220531009219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220531009219I), May 31, 2022: Cessna 152 (N67705), Troutdale, OR, Minor damage. Aircraft had departed Troutdale and as the plane climbed through about 400 feet, the engine lost power. The airman decided to turn back to the airport and…

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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