# Incident 20180715011279I: Cessna 152, Mcpherson, KS, July 15, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2018, 19:10 local time
- Place: Mcpherson, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3699° N, 97.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McPherson, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3699&lon=-97.6645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24327, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24327) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,600 total, 750 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180715011279I

## Narrative

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

07/15/2018 ? CESSNA 152, N24327, 7:10 PM ? DURING TRAINING FLIGHT DOING TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS (AT MPR), EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF (ENGINE) POWER AND RPM?S AFTER TAKE-OFF DEPARTING RUNWAY 18. FIRST A VIBRATION THEN A LOSS OF ENGINE RPM (AND POWER). HEADED WESTWARD AND LANDED IN FARM FIELD OF CORN THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET TALL. NO INJURIES AND AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT.

## Other reports on N24327 (1)

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

- [Accident 19801206071119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801206071119A), Dec 6, 1980: Cessna 152 (N24327), Ft Bragg, NC, Substantial damage. Engine knocked and lost power after takeoff. Flipped over landing in a field. Found stuck valves in engine.

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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