# NTSB MKC78FTK14: Cessna 152, N49924, Yankton, SD, May 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1978
- Place: Yankton, SD · YANKTON, SD
- Location: 42.8898° N, 97.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yankton, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8898&lon=-97.3927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142223
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FTK14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0834   78/5/9    YANKTON,SD          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1810                    N49924              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAD GURNEY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIOUX CITY,IA               YANKTON,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49924](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49924-2001-02-20), registration cancelled 2001-02-20, S/N 15281397 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chad Gurney Muni

## 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 19780509009849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780509009849A), May 9, 1978: Cessna A150K, Yankton, SD, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N49924 (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 ATL82DA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA117), Apr 30, 1982: Cessna 152 (N49924), White Sulphur S, WV, destroyed

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.

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