# NTSB MIA80FKG04: Cessna 152, N25889, Athens, GA, October 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1979
- Place: Athens, GA · ATHENS, GA
- Location: 33.9609° N, 83.3779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9609&lon=-83.3779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3812  79/10/13   ATHENS,GA           CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 168
        TIME - 1615                    N25889              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ATHENS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYNCHBURG,VA                ATHENS,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NOSED OVR DRG FORCED LNDG IN SOYBEAN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N25889 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Athens Muni

## 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 19791013030059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791013030059A), Oct 13, 1979: Cessna 152, Athens, GA, Substantial damage. Found small amount of water in gascolator.

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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