# NTSB MKC87LA181: Cessna 152, N6156F, El Dorado, KS, September 29, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 29, 1987, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: El Dorado, KS
- Coordinates: 37.82027, -96.849998 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8203&lon=-96.8500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC87LA181
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34447/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA181

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - carburetor heat - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - all available runway - not used, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - emergency procedure - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6156F-1994-07-11), registration cancelled 1994-07-11, S/N A1500433 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna A152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (registry code 2071836) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: A1500433
- Airframe hours: 1275
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870929057369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870929057369A), Sep 29, 1987: Cessna 152, El Dorado, KS, Substantial damage. Engine quit on initial climbout. Crashed trying to return. Conditions right for carburetor icing.

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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