# NTSB SEA79FYM29: Cessna 152, N25790, Independence, OR, April 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1979
- Place: Independence, OR · INDEPENDENCE, OR
- Location: 44.8578° N, 123.1977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8578&lon=-123.1977&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1157  79/4/26    INDEPENDENCE,OR     CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N25790              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 2435 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            92 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDEPENDENCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDEPENDENCE,OR             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT MANHOLE OBSCURED BY HIGH WHEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25790](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25790-2012-12-03), registration cancelled 2012-12-03, S/N 15280787 (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: Independence

## 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 19790426013069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790426013069A), Apr 26, 1979: Cessna 152, Independence, OR, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climb out from touch and go landing. Cause undetermined. Aircraft landed in grass, hit manhole cover

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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