# NTSB MKC83LA033: Cessna 152, N757WD, Olathe, KS, December 6, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 6, 1982, 10:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Coordinates: 38.879188, -94.810897 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8792&lon=-94.8109&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA033
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72088/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA033

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

ON THE SECOND SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF THE STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO LIFTOFF AT TOO SLOW AN AIRSPEED. THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757WD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757WD-1985-04-04), registration cancelled 1985-04-04, S/N 15280054 (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: 15280054
- Airframe hours: 1319
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Midwest Aire
- Registered owner: Robert Lynn
- Departed: OJC, OLATHE, KS
- Destination: OJC, OLATHE, KS
- Airport: OJC, Johnson County Executive, runway 17, 4,100 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 190 total, 190 in this make and model, 53 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: OJC

## 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 19821206062699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821206062699A), Dec 6, 1982: Cessna 152, Olthe, KS, Substantial damage. Student pilot practicing short field takeoffs allowed aircraft to stall and crash after lift off.

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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