Cessna 152 N48825
27 October 1983 · Clifton, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 October 1983 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N48825, operated by Thomas H. Harper, SR., was involved in an accident near Clifton, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clifton, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.2196, -88.2303
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N48825
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thomas H. Harper, SR.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nashville → Shreveport
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL84FLT01
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE WAS DESCENDING FROM 8500 FT TO 2500 FT WHEN THE ENG QUIT WITHOUT WARNING AT APRX 4500 FT. HE STATED THAT HE MADE A 'MAYDAY' CALL & ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. HOWEVER, THE ACFT HIT SOME TREES AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD & THE PLANE CRASHED UPSIDE DOWN. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE BAFFLING IN THE MUFFLER HAD COME LOOSE & HAD BECOME JAMMED IN THE OUTLET, THUS STOPPING THE FLOW OF THE EXHAUST. A SAMPLE OF THE PLT'S BLOOD WAS TESTED & FOUND TO CONTAIN 0.20% ALCOHOL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1983 | Cessna 152 | Steubenville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1983 | Cessna 152 | Killeen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1983 | Cessna 152 | Augusta, Kansas, United States | Goldwing Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | Eagle Air, Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Cessna 152 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Daniel Philip King | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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