Cessna 152 accident near Batesville, AR
On April 2, 2015, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Batesville, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 2, 2015
- Place
- Batesville, AR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.686°N, 91.770°W
- NTSB ID
- 20150403X02544
Official records · CEN15FA189
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 2, 2015, about 0600 central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N65463, collided with terrain near Batesville, Arkansas. The student rated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Dark night, visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the vicinity of the accident site. The flight operated without a flight plan and departed the Salem Airport (7M9), Salem, Arkansas, at an undetermined time and was en route to an Carlisle Municipal Airport (4M3), Carlisle, Arkansas. Local law enforcement reported that the pilot and a passenger departed Carlisle Municipal Airport (4M3), Carlisle, Arkansas, about 0200. The pilot intended to fly to 7M9 and then return solo to 4M3. The accident occurred during his return flight. About 0600, a resident called the Independence County Sheriff to report a possible airplane crash. The resident heard an airplane's engine rev up and then heard what she thought was a crash. When the deputies arrived to her resident and began investigating the area, they reported heavy, patchy fog. The airplane's wreckage was located on April 3, 2015, in a wooded area of Brock Mountain, Arkansas. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot, age 52, held a combined student pilot certificate-third class medical issued on March 5, 2014. On the application for the medical certificate the pilot did not fill out his total pilot time to date or his time for the past 6 months. The pilo
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 night in marginal visual meteorological conditions without the proper training and without obtaining a weather briefing.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
