# Accident 19890613020619A: Cessna 152, Jackson, TN, June 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1989, 11:17 local time
- Place: Jackson, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6145° N, 88.8139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6145&lon=-88.8139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24451, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24451-2012-04-20) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890613020619A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON RECOVERY FROM LOW LEVEL TURNS-ABOUT-A-POINT. LANDED IN SOFT FIELD AND NOSED OVER. CARB ICE A FACTOR.

## 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 ATL89LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA159), Jun 13, 1989: Cessna 152 (N24451), Jackson, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SEPARATION OF THE MIXTURE CABLE FROM THE CARBURETOR. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE SOFT TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N24451 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970822029579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970822029579I), Aug 22, 1997: Cessna 152 (N24451), Jackson, TN, Substantial damage. Narrative: the nose gear of the aircraft broke off as a result of a hard landing -- minor damage. The crack on the yoke showed evidence of a previous crack.

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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