# NTSB ATL82FKJ08: Cessna 152, N64992, Phenix City, AL, December 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1981
- Place: Phenix City, AL · PHENIX CITY, AL
- Location: 32.4539° N, 85.0309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phenix City, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4539&lon=-85.0309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FKJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3083  81/12/13   PHENIX CITY,AL      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1147
        TIME - 1440                    N64992              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKSVILLE,TN              COLUMBUS,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64992](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64992-1982-12-26), registration cancelled 1982-12-26, S/N 15281518 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811213081479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811213081479A), Dec 13, 1981: Cessna 152, Phenix City, AL, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during attempted forced landing. Fuel exhaustion.

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.

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