# Accident 19850408011689A: Cessna 152, Herington, KS, April 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Herington, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6691° N, 96.9397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6691&lon=-96.9397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757QK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757QK-2006-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 52 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850408011689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT BECAME MUSHY AFTER LIFTOFF AND STRUCK A FENCE AND BUSH. CONTINUED FLIGHT TO ORIGINAL DESTINATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC85LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA082), Apr 8, 1985: Cessna 152 (N757QK), Herington, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N757QK (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930716031979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930716031979I), Jul 16, 1993: Cessna 152 (N757QK), Grandview, MO. Engine quit when carburetor heat applied. Forced landing in bean field. Found label from starter in carburetor.
- [Incident 19871117074129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871117074129I), Nov 17, 1987: Cessna 152 (N757QK), Salina, KS, Minor damage. Engine running rough on final. Turned carburetor heat off. Engine quit. Landed in field south of runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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