# Accident 19941109038099A: Cessna 152, Dresden, TN, November 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1994, 01:50 local time
- Place: Dresden, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2306° N, 88.8196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2306&lon=-88.8196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24834, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24834-1997-11-14) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941109038099A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS OBSERVED DRINKING AT LOCAL BAR THEN WENT FLYING. CRASHED. BOTH POSITIVE FOR COCAINE, ALCOHOL.

## 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 ATL95FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA013), Nov 9, 1994: Cessna 152 (N24834), Dresden, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S (CFI) IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, WHICH LED TO HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION FROM TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N24834 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920127002169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920127002169I), Jan 27, 1992: Cessna 152 (N24834), Tiptonville, TN, Minor damage. Engine lost power on climbout. Forced landing on a sand bank off Mississippi river.

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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