Cessna 152 incident near Cottonwood Fall, Kansas, April 20, 1982
On April 20, 1982 at about 9:00 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N89585, suffered minor damage in an incident near Cottonwood Fall, Kansas (Chase County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 20, 1982 · about 9:00 pm local time
- Place
- Cottonwood Fall, Kansas · Chase County · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N89585 · registry record · serial 15282796
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER EXECUTING TWO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 36, THE PILOT NOTICED A WIND SHIFT FROM 360 DEGREES TO 260 DEGREES AND HE TAXIED BACK UP THE RUNWAY AND STARTED A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 18. THE PILOT STATED THAT ABOUT 1300 FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE ENCOUNTERED AN INCLINE AND DEEP MUD. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE LIFTED OFF AT 45-50 KNOTS AND COLLIDED WITH A BARBED WIRE FENCE AT THE END OF THE 2600' RUNWAY. THE PILOT DID NOT STATE WHETHER HE NOTICED THE INCLINE AND THE MUD WHEN HE TAXIED UP THE RUNWAY. WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 320 DEGREES AT 17 GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS AT EMPORIA, KS, 17 MILES TO THE EAST.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 110 hours in all; 80 in this make and model; 2 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 69 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,330 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 57 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Emporia Aviation
The flight
- Departed from: 9K0 Cottonwood Fall KS at 3:00 pm
- Destination: EMP Emporia KS
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 2,600 ft by 155 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 17 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:56 pm from EMP, 17 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N89585 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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