# Accident 19910926043129A: Cessna 152, Malaga, WA, September 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1991, 13:45 local time
- Place: Malaga, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EPDA
- Location: 47.3206° N, 120.1897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3206&lon=-120.1897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4740H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,871 total, 800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910926043129A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING. STARTED GO AROUND TOO LATE. COLLIDED WITH 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 SEA91LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA252), Sep 26, 1991: Cessna 152 (N4740H), Malaga, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S FAILURE TO INSURE ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE DURING THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE 1) RISING TERRAIN, 2) HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITION, 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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