Cessna 152 N67711

Summary

On 17 June 1984 at about 15:50 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N67711, operated by Benton Airport, was involved in an accident near Benton, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 June 1984 at 15:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Benton, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

37.7798, -97.1001

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N67711

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Benton Airport

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Benton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC84LA173

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE PERFORMING PRACTICE ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES THE STUDENT PLT POSITIONED THE ACFT FOR A SIMULATED LANDING TO A WHEAT FIELD. AT PRACTICE ALT THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN TO SIMULATE ENG OUT FLT CHARACTERISTICS. THE ENG WAS RE-STARTED & LEFT IN IDLE POSITION. AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL THE STUDENT PLT ADDED POWER, BUT THE ENG SPUTTERED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE GO-AROUND. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT & BEGAN PUMPING THE THROTTLE BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE PUSHED THE THROTTLE FORWARD SLOWLY & THE ENG QUIT. A LANDING WAS MADE IN A WHEAT FIELD & DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE ACFT NOSED OVER INVERTED. THE ENG WAS LATER TEST RUN & NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.