# Accident 19850126001659A: Cessna 152, Ashdown, AR, January 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1985, 17:45 local time
- Place: Ashdown, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6706° N, 94.1209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6706&lon=-94.1209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89782, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89782-1995-06-01) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850126001659A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED DURING LOW, SLOW, FULL FLAP PASSES OVER HOUSE.  WITNESS SAW AIRCRAFT SPIN INTO GROUND.

## 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 MKC85FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA051), Jan 26, 1985: Cessna 152 (N89782), Ashdown, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N89782 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840120009619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840120009619I), Jan 20, 1984: Cessna 152 (N89782), Dallas, TX. Engine problems in practice area. After emergency landing found a worn throttle shaft in the carburetor.

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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