# Accident 19880719029271A: Cessna 152, Dixon, CA, July 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1988, 19:15 local time
- Place: Dixon, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3896° N, 121.8091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3896&lon=-121.8091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6469M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6469M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880719029271A

## Narrative

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

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

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6239H, Cessna 152: [Accident 19880719029272A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880719029272A)

## 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 LAX88LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA265), Jul 20, 1988: Cessna 152 (N6469M), Dixon, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6469M (1)

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

- [Incident 19981105034099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981105034099I), Nov 5, 1998: Cessna 152 (N6469M), Concord, CA, Minor damage. During 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…

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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