# NTSB MKC79DCQ42: Cessna 152, N89876, Clements, KS, August 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1979
- Place: Clements, KS · CLEMENTS, KS
- Location: 38.3000° N, 96.7408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clements, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3000&lon=-96.7408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCQ42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1402  79/8/11  NR.CLEMENTS,KS        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 2010                    N89876              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CLEMENTS,KS                  EMPORIA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIGH VEGETATION ON RWY SHOULDERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89876](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89876-2008-08-14), registration cancelled 2008-08-14, S/N 15282899, built 1978 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

## 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 19790811020509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811020509A), Aug 11, 1979: Cessna 152, Clements, KS, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff on private strip. Hit small fence row, veered off runway. Aborted take off. Hit fence.

## Other investigations on N89876 (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 MKC83LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA163), Jul 26, 1983: Cessna 152 (N89876), Holton, KS, substantial damage

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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