ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373023
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| Date: | Friday 22 May 1987 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | St. Louis University |
| Registration: | N6136Q |
| MSN: | 15285160 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2553 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Louis, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St. Clair, MO (K39) |
| Cahokia, IL (KCPS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN-PARKS AIRPORT (CPS) ON A ROUND-ROBIN FLIGHT WITH PLANNED STOPS AT ST. CLAIR MEMORIAL AIRPORT (K39), MISSOURI, AND RICHLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (M034), MISSOURI. THE RETURN FLIGHT TO CPS INCLUDED ANOTHER STOP AT K39. NO REFUELING WAS PERFORMED ENROUTE, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND THE FAA. THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AFTER 3 HOURS AND 55 MINUTES OF FLIGHT TIME, AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST POWER, FORCING THE PILOT TO ATTEMPT AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING IMPACT. A POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO FIND ANY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANKS AND THERE WERE NO PRE-EXISTING DISCREPANCIES FOUND IN THE POWERPLANT TO SUGGEST AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 3 MILES SHORT OF A SUITABLE AERODROME.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC87LA109
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 December 1998 | N6136Q | Maxair Incorporated | 0 | Appleton, WI | |
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| 27-Mar-2024 08:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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