19880719029271A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Dixon, CA · July 19, 1988

Date: July 19, 1988 · 19:15 local
Place: Dixon, CA
Phase of flight: Formation Flying
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6469M
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX88LA265
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 63 total63 in the last 90 days

N6469MRegistered now · Cessna 152S/N 15284744 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Right wing raised up and struck the left gear of N6239H while in formation flight to take pictures. Landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT WING RAISED UP AND STRUCK THE LEFT GEAR OF N6239H WHILE IN FORMATION FLIGHT TO TAKE PICTURES. LANDED SAFELY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX88LA265Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDixon, CAThe plts stated that while they were cruising in close formation, the rgt wing of one acft (Cessna 152, N6469M) raised up & collided with the left main lndg gear of the other acft (Cessna 152, N6239H). N6469M received substantial damage to the wing & N6239H…Jul 20, 1988 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N6239HCessna 152Accident 19880719029272A · Minor damage

Other reports on N6469M · 1

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

Incident 19981105034099IFinal Approach · Concord, CADuring descent to land on runway 19R at Concord CA Buchanan Field (ccr), flight instructor gerald strong allowed student pilot to get to low upon landing. The aircraft contacted the mall light at the approach end of the runway. The aircraft landed without…Nov 5, 1998 · Minor damage