# NTSB SEA80DYP21: Cessna 152, N757SC, Buena, WA, May 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1980
- Place: Buena, WA · BUENA, WA
- Location: 46.4277° N, 120.3182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buena, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4277&lon=-120.3182&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYP21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYP21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1519  80/5/17    BUENA,WA            CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N757SC              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 41, 2147 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            23 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUFFET & SONS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          YAKIMA,WA                   PASCO,WA                     BUENA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LND HALFWAY DOWN RWY,SAW CHILDREN AT END. IP TOOK OVER CTLS,HIT POST NR END OF RWY DRG GO-ARND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757SC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757SC), registered now, S/N 15279959, 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 O-235-L2C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-l2c) (registry code 42035, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Muffet & Sons

## 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 19800517015569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800517015569A), May 17, 1980: Cessna 152, Buena, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot delayed go-around and aircraft struck poles at end of field causing crash.

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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