# Accident 19940914034019A: Cessna 152, Decatur, IN, September 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1994, 16:25 local time
- Place: Decatur, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8300° N, 84.9195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8300&lon=-84.9195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89897, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89897-2011-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,166 total, 615 in this make and model, 374 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940914034019A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PHOTOGRAPHING REAL ESTATE COLLIDED WITH A STATIONARY TOWER. REMAINED AIRBORNE AND RETURNED TO BASE.

## 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 CHI94LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA321), Sep 14, 1994: Cessna 152 (N89897), Decatur, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain a proper altitude and his inadequate visual outlook. A factor was the tower.

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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