# Accident 20051004024909A: Cessna 152, Tupelo, MS, October 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2005, 21:07 local time
- Place: Tupelo, MS
- Airport: Tupelo Municipal - C D Lemons
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DU0S
- Location: 34.2703° N, 88.7717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2703&lon=-88.7717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94684, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94684) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 45 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051004024909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TAXIING THE AIRMAN ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT A POLE WITH THE RIGHT WING IN AN ATTEMPT TO PARK THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 DFW06CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA005), Oct 5, 2005: Cessna 152 (N94684), Tupelo, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate visual lookout during taxi. Contributing factors were the dark night conditions, the unmarked light pole, and the lack of taxiway centerline markings at the…

## Other reports on N94684 (2)

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

- [Accident 20061107029561A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061107029561A), Nov 7, 2006: Cessna 152 (N94684), Monroe, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) Delta state 6 (N94684) and delta state 5 (N94553), along with several other aircraft, were operating in the Monroe Regional Airport (mlu) runway 04…
- [Incident 19891010059629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891010059629I), Oct 10, 1989: Cessna 152 (N94684), Wilmington, NC, Minor damage. Student pilot struck a parked aircraft while taxiing for takeoff.

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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