# Accident 19921111052842A: Cessna 150M, Suffolk, VA, November 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1992, 13:45 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Airport: Suffolk Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6991° N, 76.6304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6991&lon=-76.6304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63532, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 43 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921111052842A

## Narrative

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

ON DOWNWIND LEG WAS STRUCK BY N91868 THAT MADE A NON STANDARD CROSSWIND PATTERN ENTRY. BOTH LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N91868, Cessna 182M: [Accident 19921111052841A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921111052841A)

## 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 BFO93LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA006), Nov 11, 1992: Cessna 150M (N63532), Suffolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOTS IN THE CESSNA 182 TO VISUALLY IDENTIFY AND AVOID THE CESSNA 150 (INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT). A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: USE OF A NONSTANDARD ENTRY INTO THE TRAFFIC…

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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