# NTSB SEA79FYP18: Cessna 152, N24887, Cashmere, WA, May 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1979
- Place: Cashmere, WA · CASHMERE, WA
- Location: 47.5185° N, 120.4686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cashmere, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5185&lon=-120.4686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYP18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1636   79/5/7    CASHMERE,WA         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 537
        TIME - 1745                    N24887              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 308 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CASHMERE-DRYDEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- L WG HIT TREE 12FT AGL,CONT FLT & LND OK. GUSTING TO 16K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24887](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24887), registered now, S/N 15280433 (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: Cashmere-Dryden

## 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 19790507018079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507018079A), May 7, 1979: Cessna 152, Cashmere, WA, Substantial damage. Made downwind landing. Hit tree during go-around. Remained airborne, landed safely.

## Other investigations on N24887 (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 MIA04CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA025), Nov 15, 2003: Cessna 152 (N24887), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.

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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