# Accident 19950425008651A: Cessna 152, Fort Payne, AL, April 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1995, 17:20 local time
- Place: Fort Payne, AL
- Airport: Isbell Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4508° N, 85.6899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4508&lon=-85.6899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5527M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5527M-2006-04-18) (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: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950425008651A

## Narrative

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

CLOSE IN DOWNWIND COLLIDED WITH 182 N20841 THAT WAS ON LONG NDB FINAL. FAILED TO HEAR 182 POSITION REPORT.

## 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 ATL95LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA089), Apr 25, 1995: Cessna 152 (N5527M), Fort Payne, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INAEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY BOTH PILOTS. FACTORS WERE THE RADIO RECEPTION DIFFICULTIES OF THE 152 PILOT, HIS FAILURE TO MAKE POSITION REPORTS WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A LANDING, AND THE FAILURE OF…

## Other reports on N5527M (2)

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

- [Accident 20050615015429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050615015429A), Jun 15, 2005: Cessna 152 (N5527M), Fort Payne, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) The uncertificated pilot landed on runway 04. The aircraft bounced and on the second touch down the aircraft jerked to the left heading towards a fence.…
- [Incident 19880102004039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880102004039I), Jan 2, 1988: Cessna 152 (N5527M), Collegedale, TN, Minor damage. Making touch and go landings. Lost directional control. Veered off runway. Ran into a ditch.

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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