# NTSB IAD80FKW11: Cessna 152, N4848B, Murfreesboro, TN, March 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1980
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN · MURFREESBORO, TN
- Location: 35.8456° N, 86.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murfreesboro, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8456&lon=-86.3903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FKW11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FKW11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0252  80/3/28    MURFREESBORO,TN     CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 263
        TIME - 2040                    N4848B              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 224 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MURSFREESBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EL PASO,TX                  MURFREESBORO,TN              PINE BLUFF,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- L TANK EMPTY,R TANK 3&3/4GALS.PLT HAD BEEN FLYING FOR APRX 10HRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4848B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4848B-2014-10-14), registration cancelled 2014-10-14, S/N 15283671, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mursfreesboro

## 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 19800328007409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800328007409A), Mar 28, 1980: Cessna 152, Murfreesboro, TN, Substantial damage. Overshot runway. Tried a late go-around. Engine quit from fuel starvation. Hit ditch at end of runway.

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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