# Accident 19880227016651A: Cessna 150J, Henderson, TX, February 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1988, 17:45 local time
- Place: Henderson, TX
- Airport: Rusk County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2390° N, 94.7293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2390&lon=-94.7293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5522G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5522G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880227016651A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK N5554 FROM ABOVE WHILE TURNING BASE. LOWER AIRCRAFTS TOP WING COLLAPSED AND BIPLANE SPIRALED IMPACTED BURNED

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5554, Amtrea EAABIPLANEP2: [Accident 19880227016652A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880227016652A)

## 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 FTW88FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA074), Feb 27, 1988: Cessna 150J (N5522G), Henderson, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5522G (1)

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

- [Accident 19931003039059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003039059A), Oct 3, 1993: Cessna STC150 (N5522G), Detroit-Grosse, MI, Substantial damage. On banner pickup rope caught right main wheel. Flew trip. Unable drop banner. Stalled 6FT AGL landing.

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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