- Date
- September 29, 1987, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- El Dorado, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6156FCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870929057369A
- Case key
- 34447
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After departing midfield and attaining approximately 100 feet of altitude, plt experienced a complete power failure. Plt attempted to reland on intersecting runway by executing an approximate 270 degree turn. Acft struck the terrain before completing the emergency manuver. Post accident investigation revealed no fuel comtamination, or mechanical failure. Meteorological conditions at the time were conducive for carburetor icing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6156F
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1500433
- Airframe hours
- 1,275
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard Morney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 19, 1986
- Destination
- EMP · Emporia, KS
- Airport
- EQA · El Dorado, runway 4, 4,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 600 in this make and model · 600 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ICT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.