# Accident 20050307003639A: Cessna 152, Covington, WA, March 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2005, 19:00 local time
- Place: Covington, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3089° N, 122.0883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3089&lon=-122.0883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65579, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65579-2015-05-26) (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 O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 700 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050307003639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N65579, CESSNA 152 AUBURN TO YAKIMA VFR, LOST OIL PRESSURE SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM AUBURN. PILOT TRIED TO RETURN TO AUBURN BUT HAD TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON A PAVED ROAD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WEATHER: RNT, 10 MILES VISIBILITY, CLEAR SKIES, 12/09 A 3023

## 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 SEA05LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA057), Mar 8, 2005: Cessna 152 (N65579), Covington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of connecting rods during cruise flight resulting in a loss of engine power. Trees were a factor.

## Other reports on N65579 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950124011569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950124011569I), Jan 24, 1995: Cessna 152 (N65579), Billings, MT, Minor damage. Narrative: a student pilot, after landing at Billings, Montana drifted off the runway centerline due to cross wind and struck runway light. The aircraft…

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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