# Accident 19880719029272A: 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: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second 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: N6239H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 93 in this make and model, 89 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/19880719029272A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR WAS STRUCK BY THE WING OF N6469M DURING FORMATION FLIGHT TO TAKE PICTURES. BOTH LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6469M, Cessna 152: [Accident 19880719029271A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880719029271A)

## 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 (N6239H), Dixon, CA, minor 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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