# Accident 19920423018312A: Cessna 152, Branson, MO, April 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1992, 12:10 local time
- Place: Branson, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6246° N, 93.2934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Branson, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6246&lon=-93.2934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59ND-2013-04-09) (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 O235N2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 180 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920423018312A

## Narrative

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

LEAD IN 3 PLANE FORMATION WAS STRUCK BY LEFT WING POSITION,N57ND,WHEN IT DRIFTED INTO LEAD PLANE. LANDED IN PASTURE

## Other aircraft in the event

- N57ND, Cessna 152: [Accident 19920423018311A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920423018311A)

## 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 CHI92LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA131), Apr 23, 1992: Cessna 152 (N59ND), Branson, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND IN FAILING TO MAINTAIN DISTANCE SEPARATION FROM THE OTHER 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.

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