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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Batesville, AR · April 2, 2015

Date: April 2, 2015 · 05:45 local
Place: Batesville, AR
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N65463
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15FA189
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N65463Registration cancelled Jun 3, 2015 · Cessna 152S/N 15281566 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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On April 2, 2015, at approximately 0545 CDT, N65463, a Cessna 152 aircraft, registered to timothy r. welch and operated by him, a student pilot, impacted terrain after striking several trees on brock mountain, 6.6 miles west of the Batesville, AR, airport (bvx), while on personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions (fog) were reported at the time. No flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot received fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 2, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 0545 CDT, N65463, A CESSNA 152 AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO TIMOTHY R. WELCH AND OPERATED BY HIM, A STUDENT PILOT, IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER STRIKING SEVERAL TREES ON BROCK MOUNTAIN, 6.6 MILES WEST OF THE BATESVILLE, AR, AIRPORT (BVX), WHILE ON PERSONAL FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (FOG) WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15FA189Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBatesville, ARThe noninstrument-rated pilot's controlled flight into terrain due to an inadvertent encounter with clouds in dark night conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly at night in marginal visual meteorological conditions without the…Apr 2, 2015 · Destroyed

Other reports on N65463 · 1

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

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