# NTSB MKC83LA003: Cessna 152, N757PF, Mcpherson, KS, October 3, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 3, 1982, 17:37 local (22:37 UTC)
- Place: Mcpherson, KS
- Coordinates: 38.360538, -97.660278 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3605&lon=-97.6603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA003
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71637/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA003

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
- Nose over, landing

## Analysis

THE PILOT ESTIMATED THERE WAS ABOUT 10 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD BEFORE HE TOOK OFF. AFTER MAKING THREE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, HE PICKED UP A PASSENGER AND FLEW IN THE LOCAL AREA. AFTER FLYING ABOUT ONE HOUR AND 17 MINUTES, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. WHILE LANDING IN AN ALFALFA FIELD, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED, THE PLANE BOUNCED, AND THEN IT NOSED OVER AFTER TOUCHING DOWN AGAIN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL AND NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE WING TANKS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757PF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757PF-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N 15279890, built 1977 (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
- Serial number: 15279890
- Airframe hours: 1568
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Kent Allen Stiawalt
- Registered owner: Fisher Aviation
- Departed: MPR, MCPHERSON, KS
- Destination: MPR, MCPHERSON, KS
- Airport: MPR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 77 total, 56 in this make and model, 51 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 80° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 174 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ICT, 44 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821003050379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003050379A), Oct 3, 1982: Cessna 152, Mcpherson, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during attempted emergency landing after engine quit due to fuel starvation.

## Other investigations on N757PF (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 MKC82DA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA040), Feb 26, 1982: Cessna 152 (N757PF), Mcpherson, 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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