# Accident 19890903033632A: Cessna 152, Houma, LA, September 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1989, 18:46 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Airport: Houma-Terrebonne Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5692° N, 90.6991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5692&lon=-90.6991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24516, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24516-1990-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890903033632A

## Narrative

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

IN CRUISE WAS STRUCK BY ROTORS OF N5796P THAT WAS CLIMBING TO CRUISE. PILOT TRIED TO AVOID HELICOPTER PRIOR IMPACT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5796P, Aerosp AS355F1: [Accident 19890903033631A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890903033631A)

## 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 FTW89FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA159), Sep 3, 1989: Cessna 152 (N24516), Houma, LA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE-AND-AVOID EACH OTHER'S AIRCRAFT (INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT). A PROBABLE FACTOR WAS: FAILURE OF EITHER PILOT TO ISSUE A TRAFFIC ADVISORY.

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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