# Accident 19890304003029A: Cessna 152, Bristol-Johnson, TN, March 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1989, 22:29 local time
- Place: Bristol-Johnson, TN
- Airport: Tri-City Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5300° N, 82.3205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5300&lon=-82.3205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25524, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25524-1995-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 417 total, 233 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890304003029A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. STRUCK POWER POLE LANDING. CARBURETOR HEAT INOPERATIVE. CARB ICING PREVALENT.

## 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 ATL89LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA096), Mar 5, 1989: Cessna 152 (N25524), Blountville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICE. THE PILOT FAILED TO APPLY CARBURETOR HEAT IN A TIMELY AND ADEQUATE MANNER. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN THE ACCUMULATION OF ICE TO A POINT OF FAILURE OF THE ENGINE WHICH ELIMINATED THE…

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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