# Accident 19810217004131A: Cessna 152, Grand Forks, ND, February 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1981, 16:21 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89985, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89985-1981-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810217004131A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4773S, Cessna 182R: [Accident 19810217004132A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810217004132A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN81FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA019), Feb 17, 1981: Cessna 152 (N89985), Grand Forks, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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