# NTSB MKC83LA182: Cessna 152, N67621, Benton, KS, August 8, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 8, 1983, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Benton, KS
- Coordinates: 37.78049, -97.099235 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7805&lon=-97.0992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA182
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33463/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA182

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
  - performance data - not understood, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - lift-off - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - abort - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE PILOT SAID THE TAKEOFF WAS ON RWY 34 WHICH IS 2600 FT LONGTHE DENSITY ALT WAS 4000 FT. THE ACFT ACCELERATED TO 60 KTS BUT STILL WAS NOT LIFTING OFF. AS THE ACFT APPROACHED THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT. THE CESSNA 152 SHOULD TAKEOFF AT 50-54 KTS AND USE A DISTANCE OF 1420 FT WITH THE CONDITIONS EXISTING ON DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. DURING THE TAKEOFF THE PILOT USED NO FLAPS AND DURING THE ABORT THE PILOT USED 30 DEG OF FLAPS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67621](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67621-2007-10-02), registration cancelled 2007-10-02, S/N 15281951, built 1978 (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: 15281951
- Airframe hours: 723
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Benton Airport, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, August 8, 1983, 9 hours before
- Airport: 1K1, Benton, runway 34, 2,600 × 40 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 68 total, 13 in this make and model, 34 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ICT, 19 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 19830808041949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830808041949A), Aug 8, 1983: Cessna 152, Benton, KS, Substantial damage. Unable to lift off. Aborted and ran off end of runway into a ditch. Density altitude 1420 feet and light tailwind.

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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