# Accident 20020924028439A: Cessna 152, Springcity, TN, September 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: Springcity, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 35.6667° N, 84.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6667&lon=-84.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46656, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46656-2005-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020924028439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT WORKING ON COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM KNOXVILLE (TYS) TO MURFREESBORO (MBT), TN INITIATED A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE BY TURNING THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE TO THE OFF POSITION. AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN WATTS BAR LAKE IN 40 TO 60 FT. OF WATER AND WAS NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 ATL02LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA176), Sep 24, 2002: Cessna 152 (N46656), Spring City, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to follow standard training procedures that resulted in the loss of engine power during a simulated loss of engine power.

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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