# Accident 19911114051459A: Cessna 152, Auburn, WA, November 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1991, 12:55 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3102° N, 122.2196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3102&lon=-122.2196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68267, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68267-1992-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 84 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911114051459A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED ON CLIMBOUT. WAS USING SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. HAD 20 DEGREES FLAP INSTEAD OF AFM 10 DEGREES.

## 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 SEA92LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA018), Nov 14, 1991: Cessna 152 (N68267), Auburn, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL ON TAKEOFF BY THE PILOT DUE TO THE IMPROPER FLAP SETTING, THE PREMATURE LIFTOFF AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER CLIMB AIRSPEED AFTER TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N68267 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790916026669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916026669A), Sep 16, 1979: Cessna 152 (N68267), Rochester, WA, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff when it appeared aircraft would not clear obstructions. Hit fence off end of runway.

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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