# Accident 19930516013889A: Cessna 152, Grandview, TN, May 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1993, 17:30 local time
- Place: Grandview, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7394° N, 84.8304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7394&lon=-84.8304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6231B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6231B-1995-07-20) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 45 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930516013889A

## Narrative

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

CROSS COUNTRY LOW FUEL AND GENERATOR CHARGE. LANDED ON ROAD. SWERVED DUE TRAFFIC. PLUG LEADS LOOSE. GENERATOR INOP.

## 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 ATL93LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA093), May 16, 1993: Cessna 152 (N6231B), Grandview, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY.

## Other reports on N6231B (1)

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

- [Accident 19840520017689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840520017689A), May 20, 1984: Cessna 152 (N6231B), Lacey Springs, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing and flipped inverted during attempted go around.

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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