# NTSB FTW80DPD46: Cessna 152, N89892, Roanoke, TX, September 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1980
- Place: Roanoke, TX · ROANOKE, TX
- Location: 33.0147° N, 97.2290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0147&lon=-97.2290&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPD46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3192   80/9/9  NR.ROANOKE,TX         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N89892              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AERO VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ROANOKE,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK A WIRE WHILE PRACTICING SIM EMERG LNDG PATTERNS ON SOLO FLT.CONTD FLT & LNDD AT ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89892](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89892-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 15282905, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aero Valley

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800909040589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800909040589A), Sep 9, 1980: Cessna 152, Roanoke, TX, Substantial damage. Struck power-line during simulated emergency landing practice.

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.

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