# Accident 19930801027282A: Cessna A150L, Ephrata, WA, August 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1993, 09:50 local time
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Airport: Ephrata Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WPZG
- Location: 47.2708° N, 119.5898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2708&lon=-119.5898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5958J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5958J-1996-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930801027282A

## Narrative

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

DURING TOUCH AND GO COLLIDED WITH N8407K THAT WAS ON A AG SPRAY RUN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. PILOT NOT USING UNICOM.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8407K, Scwzer G164B: [Accident 19930801027281A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930801027281A)

## 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 SEA93LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA168), Aug 1, 1993: Cessna A150L (N5958J), Ephrata, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY BOTH PILOTS, RESULTING IN THEIR FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID EACH OTHER'S AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FAILURE OF THE GRUMMAN 164B PILOT TO ADEQUATELY…

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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