Cessna 152 N95623

Summary

On 27 May 1985 at about 22:37 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N95623 was involved in an accident near Goddard, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 May 1985 at 22:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Goddard, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

38.1297, -97.9299

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N95623

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oakley → Wichita

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC85LA112

2 people had minor injuries.

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

ON A FINAL LEG OF A X-COUNTRY FLT, THE ENG OF THE ACFT BEGAN TO FAULTER FINALLY QUITTING A FEW MINUTES LATER. THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING RESULTED IN THE ACFT NOSING OVER. AN INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED A RESIDUAL AMT OF FUEL IN THE WING FUEL TANKS. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION OF THE ENG SYSTEMS REVEALED A QUANTITY OF WATER WITHIN THE CARBURETOR FUEL BOWL. THE PLT REPORTEDLY ENCOUNTERED A SIMULAR ENG FAULTERING ON THE FIRST LEG OF THE X-COUNTRY FLT. A GREATER FUEL QUANTITY WAS AVAILABLE ON THIS EARLIER LEG, AND NO TOTAL LOSS OF PWR WAS EXPERIENCED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.