# Accident 20050117000689A: Cessna 152, Nashville, TN, January 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2005, 11:57 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1167° N, 86.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1167&lon=-86.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24218, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24218-2006-03-30) (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 O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050117000689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER CARB HEAT APPLIED, POWER RETURNED. AIRCRAFT AGAIN LOST POWER AND PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO REGAIN POWER OR MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. SELECTED FIELD FOR FORCED LANDING ENDED UP IN BRUSH AT END OF FIELD. AIRCRAFT TOTALLY DESTROYED BY IMPACT WITH SMALL TREES AND BRUSH. STUDENT HAD CUT ON KNEE REQUIRING STITCHES THAT WAS ONLY INJURY REPORTED.

## 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 ATL05CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA045), Jan 17, 2005: Cessna 152 (N24218), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of fuel system blockage.

## Other reports on N24218 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790709014579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790709014579A), Jul 9, 1979: Cessna 152 (N24218), Akron, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot took off from a shopping center parking lot. Hit a jeep 600 feet from takeoff point.

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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