Cessna A152 accident near Deer Park, Washington, December 19, 1984
On December 19, 1984 at about 10:30 pm local time, a Cessna A152, registered N7336B, was substantially damaged in an accident near Deer Park, Washington (Deer Park airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 19, 1984 · about 10:30 pm local time
- Place
- Deer Park, Washington · Deer Park · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna A152 · all A152s on the register
- Registration
- N7336B · registry record · serial A1520750
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING LANDING PRACTICE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AT AN UNCONTROLLED ARPT, ACFT WAS BEING TAXIIED BACK FOR TAKEOFF AFTER A FULL STOP LANDING. SURFACE WAS ICY AND SNOW-COVERED. STUDENT WAS PRACTICING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL EXERCISE WITH RUDDER. ACFT SKIDDED AND SLID INTO A SNOW BANK.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,502 hours in all; 27 in this make and model; 167 in the last 90 days; 2,296 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,000 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 20, 1984; 30 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SFF Spokane WA at 10:00 pm
- Destination: 07S Deer Park WA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 32°F (0°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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