# Accident 19830812040902A: Cessna 152, Kennesaw, GA, August 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Kennesaw, GA
- Airport: Mccollum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0205° N, 84.6099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0205&lon=-84.6099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69113 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,062 total, 4,020 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830812040902A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK BY OPPOSITE TAXIING TRAFFIC N5500C ON TAXIWAY WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. HAD STOPPED TO AVOID COLLISION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5500C, Bbavia 8KCAB: [Accident 19830812040901A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830812040901A)

## 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 ATL83LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA323), Aug 12, 1983: Cessna 152 (N69113), Kennesaw, GA, substantial damage

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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