CLIFTON, TN, USA
N48825
CESSNA 152
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE WAS DESCENDING FROM 8500 FT TO 2500 FT WHEN THE ENG QUIT WITHOUT WARNING AT APRX 4500 FT. HE STATED THAT HE MADE A 'MAYDAY' CALL & ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. HOWEVER, THE ACFT HIT SOME TREES AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD & THE PLANE CRASHED UPSIDE DOWN. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE BAFFLING IN THE MUFFLER HAD COME LOOSE & HAD BECOME JAMMED IN THE OUTLET, THUS STOPPING THE FLOW OF THE EXHAUST. A SAMPLE OF THE PLT'S BLOOD WAS TESTED & FOUND TO CONTAIN 0.20% ALCOHOL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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