# NTSB SEA79FYP30: Cessna 152, N757JM, Malaga, WA, June 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1979
- Place: Malaga, WA · MALAGA, WA
- Location: 47.3724° N, 120.2012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malaga, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3724&lon=-120.2012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYP30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1642  79/6/26    MALAGA,WA           CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1140                    N757JM              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          VANCOUVER,WA                RETURN                       WENATCHEE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BECAME LOST ENROUTE. LND ON ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757JM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757JM-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 15279777, 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

## 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 19790626018699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790626018699A), Jun 26, 1979: Cessna 152, Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage. Student pilot on cross country flight became disoriented, ran out of fuel. Made hard landing on road, flipped over.

## Other investigations on N757JM (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 SEA78DYM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYM11), Dec 18, 1977: Cessna 152 (N757JM), Dayton, OR, substantial damage

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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