- Date
- April 8, 1985, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Herington, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N757QKCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850408011689A
- Case key
- 33928
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft tookoff from a 1900 ft long, sod, farm strip. Plt said acft became airborne at mid-field but felt mushy and would not climb. Acft collided with fence and bush at end of strip and sustained substantial damage. Acft remained airborne and continued to destination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757QK
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15270018
- Airframe hours
- 2,214
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Midway Aviation
- Registered owner
- Kenneth E. Becker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 15, 1985 · 99 hours before
- Destination
- SLN · Salina, KS
- Airport
- runway 35, 1,900 × 20 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 175 total · 52 in this make and model · 140 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SLN, 20 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.