# Accident 19940420009379A: Cessna 152, Auburn, WA, April 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1994, 15:50 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3090° N, 122.2201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3090&lon=-122.2201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N159BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159BC-2021-10-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,565 total, 34 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940420009379A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE IDLED. PERSON CAME UP TO DELIVER LETTER. THEN TOLD TO WALK TO END OF WING BUT WALKED AROUND STRUT INTO PROP.

## 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 SEA94LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA105), Apr 20, 1994: Cessna 152 (N159BC), Auburn, WA, no damage. Probable cause: CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY AN OTHER PERSON. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES WERE INADEQUATE.

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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