# Accident 19901020046542A: Cessna 152, Kent, OH, October 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1990, 16:15 local time
- Place: Kent, OH
- Airport: Kent State Univ Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1691° N, 81.4301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1691&lon=-81.4301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95474, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95474) (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: 213 total, 90 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901020046542A

## Narrative

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

HEAVY TRAFFIC ON FINAL. WAS STRUCK BY N5331P THAT WAS LOWER AND BEGAN GO AROUND DUE TRAFFIC. PATTERNS DIFFERED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5331P, Cessna 152: [Accident 19901020046541A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901020046541A)

## 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 NYC91LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA015), Oct 20, 1990: Cessna 152 (N95474), Kent, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION IN THE LANDING TRAFFIC PATTERN. FACTORS TO THIS MID-AIR COLLISION WERE THE EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF AIRPLANES IN THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN AND RADIO…

## Other reports on N95474 (1)

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

- [Incident 20230919012689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230919012689I), Sep 19, 2023: Cessna 152 (N95474), Stow, OH, Minor damage. Instructor and student pilot hit deer during a night landing. Struck with left landing gear leg. Fairing damage.

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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