# Accident 19820722060422A: Cessna A152, 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, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- 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: N761EL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761EL-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,362 total, 39 in this make and model, 143 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/19820722060422A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 172, N2428E. WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND AT BOEING FIELD. WAS IN TOWER CONTACT. EVASIVE ACTION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2428E, Cessna 172N: [Accident 19820722060421A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820722060421A)

## 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 A152 (N761EL), Mercer Island, WA, destroyed, 6 fatal

## Other reports on N761EL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810606031929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810606031929A), Jun 6, 1981: Cessna A152 (N761EL), Eldorado, KS, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff due to poor acceleration. Slid off side of wet grass runway. Nose wheel collapsed on droppoff.

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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