# NTSB Accident SEA89FA160
> **CESSNA 152** · 1989-08-30 · SNOHOMISH, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA89FA160
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29254
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-30
- **Location:** SNOHOMISH, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.94057, -121.999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N49231
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N66QB, A BEECH J35, TO SEE AND AVOID THIS AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE FLIGHT PATH OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT DIRECTLY INTO THE SETTING SUN, AND THE LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS OF DUSK ON THE GROUND BELOW.

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