Cessna 152 accident near Dresden, TN
On November 9, 1994, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dresden, TN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 9, 1994
- Place
- Dresden, TN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.231°N, 88.820°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02543
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 9, 1994, at 0150 central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N24834 was destroyed following a collision with terrain near Dresden, Tennessee. The flight instructor and the student pilot were both fatally injured in the accident. The aircraft was being operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, by the flight instructor. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed for the local personal flight. The flight departed Union City, Tennessee at an undetermined time. Witnesses stated that the instructor taught a class on instrument flying at the local college from 1900 to 1950 on the evening of November 8, 1994. The student pilot, who had also been dating the instructor for approximately 6 months, had attended the class at the college. The instructor, the student pilot, and another student/witness went to the Cadillac Bar in Martin, Tennessee following the class. The witness stated that he had to leave the bar at 2100, but that prior to his departure from the bar, the instructor had consumed three beers, and the student pilot had consumed two beers. He stated that during their conversations, no mention of going flying that evening had been made by the instructor. Another witness stated that she met the instructor pilot and the student pilot at the Keg Bar in Fulton, Kentucky about 2200 on the evening of November 8, 1994. She was with the couple until a little after 2400. She stated that during the period she was with the couple, they were both consuming bottled whiskey and beer. She stated that she could not be
Probable cause
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S (CFI) IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, WHICH LED TO HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION FROM TERRAIN.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
