Cessna 152 accident near Nashville, Tennessee, July 30, 1983
On July 30, 1983 at about 10:30 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N5270B, suffered minor damage in an accident near Nashville, Tennessee (Nashville Metro Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 30, 1983 · about 10:30 pm local time
- Place
- Nashville, Tennessee · Nashville Metro Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N5270B · no longer on the register · serial 15283822
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT PROPELLER STRUCK A DEPLANED FEMALE PASSENGER AS SHE PROCEEDED TO THE FRONT OF THE ACFT PRIOR TO ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE PLT STATED THAT HIS ATTENTION WAS PRIMARILY ON THE FACT THAT THE IDLE RPM SEEMED HIGH TO HIM AND HE FAILED TO NOTE HIS PASSENGER EXIT THE ACFT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 170 hours in all; 120 in this make and model; 7 in the last 90 days; 3 in the last 30 days; 130 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,555 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, January 2, 1983; 63 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 93°F (34°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N5270B the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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