# Accident 19960224002552A: Cessna 170A, West Memphis, AR, February 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1996
- Place: West Memphis, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Location: 35.0808° N, 90.2396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0808&lon=-90.2396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9523A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9523A-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224002552A

## Narrative

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

NO NARRATIVE AVAILABLE

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9303E, Cessna 182R: [Accident 19960224002551A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224002551A)

## 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 FTW96FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA130), Feb 24, 1996: Cessna 170A (N9523A), Proctor, AR, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilots in both airplanes to see-and-avoid conflicting traffic (inadequate visual lookout).

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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