# Accident 19830709030039A: Cessna 152, Chattanooga, TN, July 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1983, 16:40 local time
- Place: Chattanooga, TN
- Airport: Lovell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0294° N, 85.2293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0294&lon=-85.2293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65436, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65436-2014-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709030039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR AIRPORT. OVERSHOT CLEARING CHOSEN FOR FORCED LANDING AND STRUCK TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL83LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA265), Jul 9, 1983: Cessna 152 (N65436), Chattanooga, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N65436 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080823855529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080823855529A), Aug 23, 2008: Cessna 152 (N65436), Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) During preflight inspection, student and flight instructor found water in the fuel samples of N65436. Student and instructor claimed that they continued…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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