# NTSB MKC83LA008: Cessna 152, N757JT, Topeka, KS, October 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 15, 1982, 12:20 local (17:20 UTC)
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Coordinates: 39.069625, -95.620613 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0696&lon=-95.6206&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA008
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72845/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA008

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, 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
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ON A FLIGHT FROM POPLAR BLUFF, MO TO TOPEKA, KS, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED HEADWINDS. ABOUT 4 TO 5 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD BETWEEN 2 NORTH-SOUTH POWER LINES. ONLY ABOUT 1 PINT OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKS. BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE PILOT INSURED THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE FULL (24.5 USABLE GALLONS). ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT'S INFORMATION MANUAL, THE PLANE WOULD HAVE USED 22.37 GALLONS OF FUEL DURING A FLIGHT AT 3000 FT MSL USING 75% POWER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757JT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757JT-1983-03-10), registration cancelled 1983-03-10, S/N 15279783 (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: 15279783
- Airframe hours: 1193
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Denzell B. Ekey
- Registered owner: Denzell B. Ekey
- Departed: POF, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
- Destination: 17S, NEWBERG, OR
- Airport: TOP, Philip Billard Muni

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; private; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 344 total, 110 in this make and model, 272 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TOP, 3 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 19821015053069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821015053069A), Oct 15, 1982: Cessna 152, Topeka, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing after engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.

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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