# Accident 19890521012311A: Cessna 172RG, Bradford, VT, May 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Bradford, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9959° N, 72.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bradford, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9959&lon=-72.1245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4974V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4974V-1994-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521012311A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK FROM THE SIDE AND REAR BY N1272U ON CONVERGING COURSES. IMPACT SEVERED TAIL OF 4974V WHICH THEN SPUN IN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1272U, Cessna 172M: [Accident 19890521012312A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521012312A)

## 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 NYC89FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA135), May 21, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N4974V), Bradford, VT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE RATED PILOTS IN BOTH AIRCRAFT TO SEE AND AVOID A MIDAIR COLLISON.

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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