# Accident 19870207002149A: Cessna A150K, West Memphis, AR, February 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: West Memphis, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1401° N, 90.1800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1401&lon=-90.1800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8459M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8459M-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 1 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870207002149A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED WHILE BUZZING A TRAILER PARK AND IMPACTED THE 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 MKC87FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA048), Feb 7, 1987: Cessna A150K (N8459M), West Memphis, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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