# Accident 19960627015489A: Cessna 152, Sylacauga, AL, June 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1996
- Place: Sylacauga, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 33.4291° N, 86.0906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4291&lon=-86.0906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95396, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95396-2017-05-24) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960627015489A

## Narrative

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

NO NARRATIVE AVAILABLE

## 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 ATL96FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA096), Jun 27, 1996: Cessna 152 (N95396), Talladega, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid an antenna that was mounted on a Forest Service watch tower. The pilot's excessively low altitude flight was a related factor.

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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