# NTSB SEA81FYP22: Cessna 152, N6259B, Pasco, WA, June 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1981
- Place: Pasco, WA · PASCO, WA
- Location: 46.2396° N, 119.1006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pasco, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2396&lon=-119.1006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FYP22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYP22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1224  81/6/13  NR.PASCO,WA           CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N6259B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 53, 708 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            98 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PASCO,WA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: STARTERS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG QUIT DRNG STALL DEMO,UN RESTART.FILM OF OIL FD ON STARTER COMMUTATOR & BRUSHES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6259B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6259B-2014-11-12), registration cancelled 2014-11-12, S/N 15283915 (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

## 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 19810613032399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810613032399A), Jun 13, 1981: Cessna 152, Pasco, WA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on stall entry. Unable to restart. Nosed over wheat field. Possible carb ice. Starter armature dirty.

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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