# Accident 19890831033239A: Cessna 152, Tiptonville, TN, August 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1989, 22:30 local time
- Place: Tiptonville, TN
- Airport: Reefoot Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3703° N, 89.4709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3703&lon=-89.4709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25799, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25799-1996-08-26) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831033239A

## Narrative

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

LOST GROUND REFERENCE ON DARK NIGHT DEPARTURE. FAILED TO CLIMB STRUCK TREES ON TURNOUT.LACKED RECENT NIGHT TIME.

## 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 ATL89FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA207), Sep 1, 1989: Cessna 152 (N25799), Tiptonville, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE AFTER TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE PILOT'S LACK OF VISUAL CUES, HIS HABIT OF MAKING SHALLOW CLIMBS AFTER TAKEOFF,…

## Other reports on N25799 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780829025919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829025919A), Aug 29, 1978: Cessna 152 (N25799), Oviedo, FL, Substantial damage. Ip simulated eng failure by leaning mixture. Could not restart en.

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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