# Accident 20150402003929A: Cessna 152, Batesville, AR, April 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2015, 05:45 local time
- Place: Batesville, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6861° N, 91.7703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6861&lon=-91.7703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65463, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65463-2015-06-03) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150402003929A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA189), Apr 2, 2015: Cessna 152 (N65463), Batesville, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N65463 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890323030889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890323030889I), Mar 23, 1989: Cessna 152 (N65463), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. Passenger holding brakes with engine on. Aircraft moved hitting 2 parked aircraft. Tried to reboard aircraft.

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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