# Accident 20040321003449A: Cessna 152, Greenville, KY, March 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2004, 14:25 local time
- Place: Greenville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1789° N, 87.1567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1789&lon=-87.1567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4468V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4468V-2014-10-27) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 12 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040321003449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CESSNA 152, N4468V, FILED VFR FLIGHT PLAN (NASHVILLE, TENN (BNA) VIA BOWLING GREEN (BWG), KENTUCKY STATE PARK AIRPORT (M34), NASHVILLE TENN. DEPARTED NASHVILLE AT 11:45 CST FOR A STUDENT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 13:45 CST, 50 WEST OF BOWLING GREEN AIRPORT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 4500 FT THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRPLANED RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 NYC04LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA090), Mar 21, 2004: Cessna 152 (N4468V), Greenville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a total loss of engine oil for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent collision with trees.

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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