- Date
- November 15, 1992, 19:02 local (Nov 16, 1992, 01:02 UTC)
- Place
- Kechi, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N67766Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921115046649A
- Case key
- 15626
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Probable cause
Maintenance not performed (gasket deteriorated), other maintenance personnel.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While in night VFR cruise flight the pilot recognized that the engine RPM was low and there was no oil pressure. He selected a roadway for a forced landing. Enroute to the landing the engine sustained a total power failure. In maneuvering to avoid wires prior to touchdown, the pilot was unable to maintain alignment on the road at touchdown. The airplane exited the road on touchdown and impacted a utility pole. An examination of the engine revealed that all usable engine lubricating oil had leaked from the oil filter adapter mounting. The gasket on the adapter was deteriorated. From maintenance records it was not possible to determine the most recent maintenance on the mounting adapter or the gasket.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67766
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282006
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sanders, Bill H.
- Registered owner
- Sanders, Bill H.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- 3KM · Wichita, KS
- Destination
- K32 · Wichita, KS
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 268 total · 100 in this make and model · 213 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ICT, 12 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.