# NTSB IAD80DLQ03: Cessna 152, N47109, Bowling Green, KY, October 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1979
- Place: Bowling Green, KY · BOWLING GREEN, KY
- Location: 36.9903° N, 86.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowling Green, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9903&lon=-86.4436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80DLQ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DLQ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3402  79/10/13   BOWLING GREEN,KY    CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N47109              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOOMINGTON,IN              BOWLING GREEN,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  4500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      55
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT APPLIED CARB HEAT FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME ONLY,DID NOT LEAVE IT ON CONTINUOUSLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47109](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47109-2000-04-13), registration cancelled 2000-04-13, S/N 15283171 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19791013035559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791013035559A), Oct 13, 1979: Cessna 152, Bowling Green, KY, Substantial damage. Student pilot reported he made precautionary lndg on drag strip due to carb ice. Hit power pole on taxi after lndg.

## Other investigations on N47109 (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 NYC92LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA075), Apr 4, 1992: Cessna 152 (N47109), Ravenna, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A TOUCH AND GO WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND STRIKING A DITCH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE…

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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