# Accident 19900524017501A: Cessna 152, Indianapolis, IN, May 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1990, 16:50 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Speedway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8095° N, 86.3296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8095&lon=-86.3296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2927X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2927X-2013-11-20) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900524017501A

## Narrative

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

HAD JUST STARTED ENGINE FOR DUAL FLIGHT WHEN N85RC TAXIED INTO WING OF HIS AIRCRAFT. NOSE OF N85RC BLOCKED VISION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N85RC, Amtrso STARDUSTER2: [Accident 19900524017502A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900524017502A)

## 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 CHI90LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA129), May 24, 1990: Cessna C152 II (N2927X), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE OTHER PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING GROUND TAXI OPERATIONS.

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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