# Accident 19890521012312A: Cessna 172M, 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: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second 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: N1272U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1272U-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,111 total, 682 in this make and model, 402 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/19890521012312A

## Narrative

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

ON CONVERGING COURSE STRUCK N4974V AND SEVERED ITS TAIL WHICH THEN CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL. 1272U LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4974V, Cessna 172RG: [Accident 19890521012311A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521012311A)

## 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 172M (N1272U), Bradford, VT, minor damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE RATED PILOTS IN BOTH AIRCRAFT TO SEE AND AVOID A MIDAIR COLLISON.

## Other reports on N1272U (2)

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

- [Incident 20040721015389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040721015389I), Jul 21, 2004: Cessna 172M (N1272U), Weatherford, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Airman deviney was doing a supervised solo landing, instructor larry dial, watching from the side of the runway. The incident occurred at Parker County…
- [Incident 20030316003429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030316003429I), Mar 16, 2003: Cessna 172M (N1272U), Weatherford, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On 3/16/2003 at 15:15 a Cessna 172M, registration no. N1272U, owned by Weatherford aero LLC with an address of 211 s. rusk street, Weatherford, Texas…

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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