# NTSB SEA79DYK04: Cessna 152, N45989, Burns, OR, December 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1978
- Place: Burns, OR · BURNS, OR
- Location: 43.5883° N, 119.0613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burns, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5883&lon=-119.0613&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYK04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYK04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3845  78/12/28 NR.BURNS,OR           CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 228
        TIME - 1700                    N45989              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELY,NV                     BURNS,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ADVERSE WINDS ALOFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      35
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- OVERFLEW ARPTS WITH KNOWN ADVERSE WINDS ENROUTE. HAD TO AVOID PWR LINES LDG ON HIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N45989 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19781228041199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228041199A), Dec 28, 1978: Cessna A150K, Burns, OR, Substantial damage. Overflew arpts with known adverse winds enroute. Had to avoid pwres ldg on hiway.

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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