Cessna 152 accident near Ashland, Kansas, May 25, 1990
On May 25, 1990 at about 1:30 am local time, a Cessna 152, registered N714XG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ashland, Kansas (Krier 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
A POWER PLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSES.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 25, 1990 · about 1:30 am local time
- Place
- Ashland, Kansas · Krier · map
- Type
- Accident
- 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
- N714XG · no longer on the register · serial 15279509
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL, THE ENGINE FAILED. AN EMERGENCY LDG WAS ATTEMPTED, JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER. THE ACFT HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO A 150 HORSE POWER ENGINE, AND WAS APPROVED FOR AUTOMOTIVE FUEL USAGE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FAILED TO REVEAL THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,100 hours in all; 650 in this make and model; 190 in the last 90 days; 50 in the last 30 days; 985 as pilot in command; 500 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,519 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, March 30, 1990; 90 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Flying C Leasing LTD
The flight
- Departed from: ICT Wichita KS at 11:30 pm
- Destination: K58
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 14, 3,200 ft by 300 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
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 N714XG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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