# Accident 19970227001969A: Cessna 152, Lafayette, LA, February 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1997, 18:15 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2794° N, 91.2398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2794&lon=-91.2398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49205, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49205-2017-06-21) (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 FTW97LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970227001969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SEE NARRATIVE #FTW97LA110

## 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 FTW97LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA110), Feb 28, 1997: Cessna 152 (N49205), Plaquemine, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude and clearance from transmission wires. Factors were, the dark night, low cloud ceiling, and fog.

## Other reports on N49205 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910713041129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910713041129I), Jul 13, 1991: Cessna 152 (N49205), Mccomb, MS, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on landing rollout. Veered off side of runway.

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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