# Accident 19880306044902A: Cessna 150J, Knoxville, TN, March 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1988, 15:40 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9638° N, 83.8737° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KNOXVILLE DOWNTOWN ISLAND (DKX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9638&lon=-83.8737&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60371, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60371) (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: 185 total, 158 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880306044902A

## Narrative

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

ON STRAIGHT IN FINAL WAS OVERTAKEN AND STRUCK FROM ABOVE BY N3818U. ROLLED LEFT BUT RECOVERED FOR SAFE LANDING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3818U, Beech 77: [Accident 19880306044901A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880306044901A)

## 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 ATL88FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA106), Mar 6, 1988: Cessna 150 (N60371), Knoxville, TN, minor damage, 2 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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