Cessna 152 accident near Linden, Tennessee, September 21, 1994
On September 21, 1994 at about 8:30 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N5525P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Linden, Tennessee (Perry County airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE RUDDER WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 21, 1994 · about 8:30 pm local time · cases in 1994
- Place
- Linden, Tennessee · Perry County · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N5525P · registry record · serial 15284966
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AND POWER WAS ADDED FOR THE GO-AROUND. THE ENGINE HESITATED, THEN PROVIDED NORMAL POWER. AS THE SPEED OF THE AIRPLANE INCREASED, IT BEGAN VEERING LEFT. RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED WITHOUT RESULT. THE PILOT THEN CUT THE POWER AS THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CONTINUED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, STRUCK TREES, AND NOSED OVER. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES WITH THE ENGINE AND CONTINUITY OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF SIDE LOADING ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE.
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: 68 hours in all; 68 in this make and model; 5 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 3 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,993 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 23, 1994; 93 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MBT Murfreesboro TN at 7:35 pm
- Destination: MBT TN
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 18, 3,600 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:50 pm from BNA, 63 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N5525P on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 152 1,636 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,677 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C 84 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- James Tucker Airport · nearest airport
- Murfreesboro Municipal · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Tennessee 1,198 since 1982 · 231 in the last ten years
- Tennessee 6,535 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ATL94LA174.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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