# NTSB MKC83LA048: Cessna 152, N94291, Olathe, KS, December 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 31, 1982, 10:52 local (16:52 UTC)
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Coordinates: 38.880226, -94.809158 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8802&lon=-94.8092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA048
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69215/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA048

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - downwind
  - fuel system - exhaustion (cause)
  - preflight planning/preparation - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, approach - vfr pattern - downwind

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON DOWNWIND WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 1000 FT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94291](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94291-2006-03-16), registration cancelled 2006-03-16, S/N 15285642, built 1982 (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: 15285642
- Airframe hours: 10
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-N27 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Kch, Inc.
- Registered owner: Kch, Inc.
- Departed: IDX, OLATHE, KS
- Destination: IDX, OLATHE, KS
- Airport: IXD, Johnson County Industrial, runway 22, 5,221 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 793 total, 390 in this make and model, 633 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 0 ft unknown

## 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 19821231065129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821231065129A), Dec 31, 1982: Cessna 152, Olathe, KS, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on downwind for touch and go practice. Landed short of runway.

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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