# Accident 19830626026839A: Cessna 152, Madrid, IA, June 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1983, 09:15 local time
- Place: Madrid, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8696° N, 93.8102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8696&lon=-93.8102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69026, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69026-1985-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 66 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626026839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT HIT UNMARKED WIRES AND CRASHED DURING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT OVER RIVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC83LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA135), Jun 26, 1983: Cessna 152 (N69026), Madrid, IA, destroyed

## Other reports on N69026 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19781104023909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781104023909I), Nov 4, 1978: Cessna 152 (N69026), Leonard, ND, Minor damage. Aircraft struck powerlines on final. Landed safely.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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