# NTSB CHI00LA261: Cessna 152, N757MF, New London, MO, August 17, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 17, 2000, 11:31 local (16:31 UTC) - Place: New London, MO - Coordinates: 39.579849, -91.389739 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5798&lon=-91.3897&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50055 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA261 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50055/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA261 ## Probable cause the fuel exhaustion and inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, cruise - fuel system - exhaustion (cause) - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing ## Analysis Following a total loss of engine power, the airplane impacted a bean field during a forced landing. No evidence of fuel was found at the accident site by recovery personnel. The engine was run on the airframe, and no mechanical anomalies were found. ## Factual narrative On August 17, 2000, at 1131 central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N757MF, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged on impact with terrain during a forced landing, following a loss of engine power. The pilot landed the airplane in a bean field located approximately 1/2 mile west of New London, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 business flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight departed from the Hannibal Municipal Airport, Hannibal, Missouri, en route to the Saint Charles County Smartt Airport, Saint Charles, Missouri. The pilot reported the following in a written statement: Filled [with] 24.5 gals 100LL [and] took 1 qt oil (I think). Left Hannibal, [Missouri] at 11:15 to St. Charles, [Missouri]. Went down at 11:30. Lost power [and] rpm, applied carburetor heat, still loss of power [and] rpm. Went down in level bean field. A fuel receipt shows that N757MF was fueled with 13.8 gallons of 100 low lead (100LL) aviation fuel. An employee, of the fixed based operator where the fuel was received from, stated that the pilot obtained fuel at 0900 or 1000 and took off within a half an hour. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Maintenance Inspector, the salvage crew stated, that when the wings were removed, there was no fuel in the fuel lines or the fuel tanks, and that they did not observe any evidence of fuel spillage on the ground where the aircraft was laying upside down. Vegetation in the area of the fuel tanks did not appear damaged from fuel spillage. Following the recovery, the engine was run under the supervision of the FAA. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N757MF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757MF-2002-08-29), registration cancelled 2002-08-29, S/N 15279843, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15279843 - Airframe hours: 8303 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Samuel G. Johnson - Registered owner: State Aerial Farm Statistics - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 1999, 409 hours before - Departed: HAE, HANNIBAL, MO - Destination: SET, ST. CHARLES, MO ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 19,200 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 19,000 as pilot in command, 300 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 194 °F, dew point 163 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: UIN, 25 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000817010459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000817010459A), Aug 17, 2000: Cessna 152, New London, MO, No damage. (-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… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.