# Accident 19820722060421A: Cessna 172N, Mercer Island, WA, July 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1982, 21:02 local time
- Place: Mercer Island, WA
- Airport: Boeing
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5595° N, 122.2200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5595&lon=-122.2200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2428E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2428E-1984-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82AA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82AA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820722060421A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 152, N7615L, WHILE EN ROUTE IN LEVEL FLIGHT.152 WAS TOWER CONTACT DESCENDING TO BOEING FIELD

## Other aircraft in the event

- N761EL, Cessna A152: [Accident 19820722060422A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820722060422A)

## 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 SEA82AA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82AA126), Jul 23, 1982: Cessna 172 (N2428E), Mercer Island, WA, destroyed, 6 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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