# NTSB SEA79DYE46: Cessna 152, N68267, Rochester, WA, September 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1979
- Place: Rochester, WA · ROCHESTER, WA
- Location: 46.8204° N, 123.0643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8204&lon=-123.0643&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133395
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYE46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2528  79/9/16    ROCHESTER,WA        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N68267              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - R & K SKYRANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER,WA                OLYMPIA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68267](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68267-1992-09-16), registration cancelled 1992-09-16, S/N 15282219 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: R & K Skyranch

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

## Other investigations on N68267 (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.

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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