Cessna 152 accident near Coffeyville, Kansas, January 22, 1987
On January 22, 1987 at about 4:25 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N4924H, was substantially damaged in an accident near Coffeyville, Kansas (Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was 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
- January 22, 1987 · about 4:25 pm local time
- Place
- Coffeyville, Kansas · Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N4924H · no longer on the register · serial 15284023
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STUDENT PILOT FLEW FROM TULSA, OK TO COFFEYVILLE, KS TO TAKE HIS PRIVATE PILOT FLIGHT TEST. STUDENT DID NOT CHECK WEATHER OR NOTAMS AND RELIED ON INFORMATION FROM THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE NOTAM THAT THERE WAS A 50-FOOT WIDE STRIP CLEARED OF SNOW ON THE RUNWAY. INSTRUCTOR REMEMBERS GETTING WEATHER BRIEFING FROM CHANUTE, KS FSS BUT DOES NOT REMEMBER ASKING ABOUT NOTAMS. INSTRUCTOR STATED WINDS FOR STUDENT LANDING AT COFFEYVILLE WERE NOT AS BRIEFED BY FSS. STUDENT PILOT SAID HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 35 AND CROSSWIND PUSHED AIRPLANE INTO SNOWBANK. CHANUTE FSS WINDS BEFORE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 310 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS, WINDS NEXT HOUR WERE FROM 310 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS.
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: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 62 hours in all; 62 in this make and model; 9 in the last 90 days; 20 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,647 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 2, 1986; 66 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: RVS Tulsa OK at 2:50 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 5,873 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 310° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 21°F (-6°C), dew point 10°F (-12°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:52 pm from CNU, 36 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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