# Accident 19911004045002A: Cessna 152, Fort Wayne, IN, October 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1991, 17:45 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Smith Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0090° N, 118.4604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0090&lon=-118.4604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93839, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93839-2022-10-01) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004045002A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOLDING IN RUNUP AREA WAS STRUCK BY A TAXIING 421 N5486G WHOSE PILOT ALLOWED 421 TO MOVE AS HE LOOKED INSIDE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5486G, Cessna 421C: [Accident 19911004045001A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004045001A)

## 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 LAX92LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA007), Oct 5, 1991: Cessna 152 (N93839), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WHILE TAXIING HIS AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N93839 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940711021249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940711021249A), Jul 11, 1994: Cessna 152 (N93839), Thermal, CA, Substantial damage. Drifter off runway in flare. Landed on edge runway. Wheel got off into soft dirt. Nosed over.

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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