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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Grand Forks, ND · February 17, 1981

Date
February 17, 1981 · 16:21 local
Place
Grand Forks, ND
Airport
International
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N89985
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FA019
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14 total14 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was entering traffic pattern for landing when it collided with airplane climbing after takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ENTERING TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH AIRPLANE CLIMBING AFTER TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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