# Accident 19891013040489A: Cessna 152, Yates Center, KS, October 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1989, 19:00 local time
- Place: Yates Center, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8700° N, 95.7399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8700&lon=-95.7399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53264, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53264-1992-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 69 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891013040489A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN A FARM FIELD BELIEVED TO BE AIRPORT, THEN TRIED TO DEPART DOWNWIND,STRUCK TREES AND SPUN INTO A RESERVOIR

## 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 MKC90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA006), Oct 14, 1989: Cessna 152 (N53264), Yates Center, KS, substantial damage. 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.

## Other reports on N53264 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850811039349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850811039349A), Aug 11, 1985: Cessna 152 (N53264), Little Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Overshot airport using VOR navigation. Ran out of fuel. Landed on road,wing hit brush,aircraft rolled into a ditch.

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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