# NTSB FTW80DRJ11: Cessna 152, N89501, Texarkana, AR, January 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1980
- Place: Texarkana, AR · TEXARKANA, AR
- Location: 33.4418° N, 94.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texarkana, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4418&lon=-94.0377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0058  80/1/18    TEXARKANA,AR        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N89501              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEXARKANA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARKADELPHIA,AR              TEXARKANA,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W PWR LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89501](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89501-1983-02-16), registration cancelled 1983-02-16, S/N 15282764 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Texarkana Muni

## 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 19800118001469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800118001469A), Jan 18, 1980: Cessna 152, Texarkana, AR, Substantial damage. Student pilot became too low on final. Hit wires. Landed off side of runway. Flipped over.

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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