# Accident 19890921035741A: Cessna 152, Chandler, AZ, September 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1989, 09:25 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3062° N, 111.8413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandler, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3062&lon=-111.8413&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714VX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714VX-1999-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 94 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890921035741A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB SAW N6277D 200 FEET AWAY. TRIED TO AVOID BUT OTHER CRAFTS WING STRUCK THE TAIL. LANDED AT AIRPORT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6277D, Cessna 172N: [Accident 19890921035742A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890921035742A)

## 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 LAX89FA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA318), Sep 21, 1989: Cessna 152 (N714VX), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT'S OF BOTH AIRCRAFT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK FOR OTHER AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N714VX (1)

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

- [Accident 19961111035049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961111035049A), Nov 11, 1996: Cessna 152 (N714VX), Grand Canyon, AZ, Destroyed. Witness reported that the aircraft wobbled and crashed nose first shortly after takeoff. (.4)according to the pilot, during initial climb, the engine gradually…

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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