# Accident 20090514857419A: Cessna 152, West Memphis, AR, May 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: West Memphis, AR
- Airport: General Dewitt Spain
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1496° N, 90.1993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Memphis, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1496&lon=-90.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6529M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6529M-2013-08-13) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 250 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090514857419A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING SIMULATED EMERGENCY APPROACH AND LANDINGS, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN OBJECT WHILE IN FLIGHT. SUSPECTED WIRE STRKE BASED ON PHASE OF FLIGHT AND WITNESS MARKS ON AIRCRAFT. WIRE STRIKE OCCURED WHILE IN FLIGHT IN THE PRACTICE AREA NEAR WEST MEMPHIS IN ARKANSAS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6529M (1)

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

- [Incident 19990825026839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990825026839I), Aug 25, 1999: Cessna 152 (N6529M), Holly Springs, MS, Minor damage. Student pilot 1st cross country solo. Ran out of fuel made emergency landing in bean field.

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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