# NTSB MKC85LA082: Cessna 152, N757QK, Herington, KS, April 8, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 8, 1985, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Herington, KS
- Coordinates: 38.669116, -96.939689 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6691&lon=-96.9397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC85LA082
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33928/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA082

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - fence
  - object - tree(s)
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757QK-2006-11-29), registration cancelled 2006-11-29, S/N 15279918, built 1977 (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: 15270018
- Airframe hours: 2214
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850408011689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850408011689A), Apr 8, 1985: Cessna 152, Herington, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft became mushy after liftoff and struck a fence and bush. Continued flight to original destination.

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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