- Date
- October 13, 1989, 19:00 local (Oct 14, 1989, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Yates Center, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N53264Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891013040489A
- Case key
- 34892
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Probable cause
The pilot's selection of the wrong direction to attempt a takeoff which resulted in the inability to climb sufficiently to aviod trees.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot landed on a mowed hayfield by mistake thinking it was the municipal airport. He attempted to takeoff, with passenger and luggage, down wind, on the 1200 foot long field. During the initial climb, the acft's left wing struck a tree. The acft spun around about 180 degrees and crashed tail first into a bordering reservoir.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53264
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283522
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kch, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- OJC · Olathe, KS
- Destination
- 8K5 · Yates Center, KS
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 85 total · 69 in this make and model · 74 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 150° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Observed at
- CNU, 15 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.
Other investigations on N53264 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.