# Accident 20000817010459A: Cessna 152, New London, MO, August 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2000, 10:31 local time
- Place: New London, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5798° N, 91.3897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5798&lon=-91.3897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757MF-2002-08-29) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000817010459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF FROM HANNIBAL AIRPORT AT 1015 AM. 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER. HE TRIED TO LAND IN A BENA FIELD.THE WHEELS GOT CAUGHT IN THE VINES, THE A/C FLIPPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A/C. NO REPORTED INJURIES TO PILOT. ENGINE TOTAL TIME SINCE OVERHAUL 2652 HOURS. LAST 100 HOUR AND ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS DONE AT 9/1/99. A/C ENGINE RUN WAS OBSERVED BY INSPECTOR DAVID SLAYBAUGH OF SPI FSDO. HIS REPORT DATED AUGUST 23, 2000, STATES THAT THE ORIGINAL SPARK PLUGS WERE REMOVED FOR THE ENGINE RUN. THE #3 CYLINDER TOP SPARK PLUG WAS LEADED BADLY, AND THAT THE BOTTOM WAS COMPLETELY FILLED WITH LEAD AND SHORTED OUT.THE ENGINE RUN REPORT IS ATTACHED TO THIS REPORT.

## 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 CHI00LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA261), Aug 17, 2000: Cessna 152 (N757MF), New London, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the fuel exhaustion and inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot.

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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