# Accident 19901208053291A: Cessna 152, Joliet, IL, December 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1990, 13:20 local time
- Place: Joliet, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5191° N, 88.1202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5191&lon=-88.1202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48779, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48779) (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: 914 total, 860 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901208053291A

## Narrative

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

INLEVEL FLIGHT COLLIDED WITH N26686 THAT HAD MADE EVASIVE ACTION PRIOR TO IMPACT.TOP PORTION TAIL BENT AND SEVERED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N26686, Gulstm AA5A: [Accident 19901208053292A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901208053292A)

## 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 CHI91LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA043), Dec 8, 1990: Cessna 152 (N48779), Joliet, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID EACH OTHER'S AIRCRAFT.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.