- Date
- January 26, 1985, 17:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Ashdown, AR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N89782Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850126001659A
- Case key
- 33819
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft made two passes over residence to alert friend to go to nearby ag strip to pick up plt & pax. Acft was then seen flying in area at low alt & slow speed by the friend as she proceeded to the strip. She looked away from the acft momentarily & when she looked back the acft was spinning toward the ground. Wing flaps were found full down in wreckage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89782
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281066
- Airframe hours
- 2,339
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L26, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aero Dynamics
- Registered owner
- David E. Arledge
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 15, 1985 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- DAL · Dallas, TX
- Destination
- Texankana, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 65 total · 65 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TXK, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.