33.4608° N, 111.7283° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 16, 1980 · 14:05 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4900Z
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22 total22 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft piloted by student was overtaken & struck by Cessna 210 during climb after takeoff. (9539X)
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY STUDENT WAS OVERTAKEN & STRUCK BY CESSNA 210 DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. (9539X)