ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367851
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Date: | Friday 13 October 1989 |
Time: | 20:00 LT |
Type: | Cessna 152 |
Owner/operator: | Kch, Inc. |
Registration: | N53264 |
MSN: | 15283522 |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Yates Center, KS -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Olathe, KS (KOJC) |
Destination airport: | Yates Center, KS (8K5 |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT LANDED ON A MOWED HAYFIELD BY MISTAKE THINKING IT WAS THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF, WITH PASSENGER AND LUGGAGE, DOWN WIND, ON THE 1200 FOOT LONG FIELD. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE ACFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE. THE ACFT SPUN AROUND ABOUT 180 DEGREES AND CRASHED TAIL FIRST INTO A BORDERING RESERVOIR.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG DIRECTION TO ATTEMPT A TAKEOFF WHICH RESULTED IN THE INABILITY TO CLIMB SUFFICIENTLY TO AVIOD TREES.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MKC90LA006 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MKC90LA006
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