# Incident 19890915038001I: Cessna 150M, Oklahoma City, OK, September 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1989, 17:25 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5003° N, 97.6395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5003&lon=-97.6395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9347U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9347U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89IA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89IA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915038001I

## Narrative

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

TURNED U SHAPED PATTERN TO FINAL,OVERTOOK AND HIT A LOWER CESSNA, N94808, ON FINAL. BOTH LANDED SAFE. TOWER UNAWARE

## Other aircraft in the event

- N94808, Cessna 152: [Incident 19890915038002I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915038002I)

## 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 FTW89IA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89IA168), Sep 15, 1989: Cessna 150 (N9347U), Bethany, OK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CESSNA 150 PILOT TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE CESSNA 152 (INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT), AND FAILURE OF THE TOWER CONTROLLER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SERVICE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

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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