# NTSB MKC82FCQ13: Cessna 152, N5179B, Rose Hill, KS, July 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: July 20, 1982, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place: Rose Hill, KS
- Location: 37.5703° N, 97.1360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rose Hill, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5703&lon=-97.1360&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FCQ13
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72426/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCQ13

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - weather condition - high density altitude
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT WHILE HE WAS IN A TRAINING PHASE TO PRACTICE FLIGHT MANEUVERS. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PLANE DID NOT MOVE AFTER IMPACT AND BOTH WINGS WERE CRUSHED (ACCORDIONED) STRAIGHT BACK. CONTINUITY OF THE CONTROL CABLES WAS ESTABLISHED. THE ENGINE WAS BADLY DAMAGED BY THE IMPACT AND FIRE, BUT NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS EVIDENT. THE CRASH SITE AND THE TRAINING AREA WERE LOCATED NEAR THE HOME OF THE PILOT'S FATHER. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 4200 FT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5179B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5179B-1983-03-21), registration cancelled 1983-03-21, S/N 15283795, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1520123
- Airframe hours: 730
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Cook Airfield, Inc.
- Registered owner: Cook Airfield, Inc.
- Departed: COOK AIRFIELD, KS
- Destination: COOK AIRFIELD, KS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 25 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 208 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820720030599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820720030599A), Jul 20, 1982: Cessna 152, Rose Hill, KS, Destroyed. Airplane found in field next to students house. Near vertical impact and burned. May have stalled circling area.

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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