# NTSB SEA79FYK28: Cessna 152, N89487, Creswell, OR, September 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1979
- Place: Creswell, OR · CRESWELL, OR
- Location: 43.9226° N, 123.0140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creswell, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9226&lon=-123.0140&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYK28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYK28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1993   79/9/7    CRESWELL,OR         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N89487              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESWELL,OR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89487](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89487-2007-12-19), registration cancelled 2007-12-19, S/N 15282763, built 1978 (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: Hobby

## 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 19790907022609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790907022609A), Sep 7, 1979: Cessna 152, Creswell, OR, Substantial damage. Student pilot touched down halfway down runway during crosswind landing. Ran off departure end.

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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