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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Memphis, TN · July 19, 1985

Date
July 19, 1985 · 22:52 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Dewitt Spain
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N89634
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85FLT09
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
554 total228 in this make and model139 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit after takeoff. Struck embankment during emergency landing at night. Cause undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. STRUCK EMBANKMENT DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AT NIGHT. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.