# NTSB MKC79FCQ01: Cessna 152, N69221, Oakley, KS, October 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1978
- Place: Oakley, KS · OAKLEY, KS
- Location: 39.1235° N, 100.8452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakley, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1235&lon=-100.8452&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3130   78/10/4 NR.OAKLEY,KS          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1250                    N69221              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 20, 610 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            235 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ARKANSAS CITY,KS            KLAMATH,OR                  OAKLEY,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EXH VALVE STEM HAD VISIBLE TOOL MARKS,EXHIBITED SPHERICAL/TENSILE BREAK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69221](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69221-1982-09-13), registration cancelled 1982-09-13, S/N 152-82566 (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

## 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 19781004033949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781004033949A), Oct 4, 1978: Cessna A150K, Oakley, KS, Substantial damage. Exh valve stem had visible tool marks,exhibited spherical/tensileak.

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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