# NTSB OAK79FJA07: Cessna 152, N25034, Pearl Harbor, HI, February 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1979
- Place: Pearl Harbor, HI · PEARL HARBOR, HI
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FJA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FJA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1545   79/2/7    PEARL HARBOR,HI     CESSNA 152          CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1708                    N25034              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 1100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            110 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORD ISLAND ALF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEARL HARBOR,HI             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-ACCIDENTAL FIRING OF FLARE PISTOL IN FLT.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25034](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25034-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 15280507, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ford Island Alf

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790207002469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790207002469A), Feb 7, 1979: Cessna 152, Honolulu, HI, Destroyed. Armed flare gun discharged in cabin after falling from glove box. Pilot made emergency landing.

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.

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