# NTSB SEA79FYE17: Cessna 152, N24353, Seattle, WA, March 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1979
- Place: Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYE17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE17

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0656   79/3/8    SEATTLE,WA          PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2000
        TIME - 1507                    N4066Q              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0656   79/3/8    SEATTLE,WA          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 132
        TIME - 1507                    N24353              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- TWR TOLD CESSNA PLT TO GO AROUND REPEATEDLY. CESSNA LND ON TOP OF PIPER.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N24353](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24353-2018-07-30), registration cancelled 2018-07-30, S/N 15280232, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boeing

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N4066Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4066Q), registered now, S/N 28R-7703120 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boeing

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19790308009241A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790308009241A), Mar 8, 1979: Cessna 152, Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Failed to see other airplane on runway or hear tower call to go around. Landed on top of other airplane.
- [Accident 19790308009242A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790308009242A), Mar 8, 1979: Piper PA28R200, Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Airplane was on landing rollout when another airplane landed on top of its left wing.

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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