# Accident 19960702016002A: Cessna 421B, Stillwater, OK, July 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1996, 10:45 local time
- Place: Stillwater, OK
- Airport: Stillwater Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1205° N, 97.0693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1205&lon=-97.0693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N450SU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,100 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960702016002A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH N94532 DURING STRAIGHT IN LANDING RUNWAY 22. OTHER CRAFT LANDING, IMPACT AT INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS. (-23) ON JULY 2, 1996, AT 1045 CDT, A CESSNA 152, N94532, COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 421B, N450SU, ON THE GROUND AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 17 AND 22 AT STILLWATER AIRPORT, STILLWATER, OK. BOTH AIRPLANES WERE ON THEIR ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING WHEN THEY COLLIDED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE PASSENGER ON THE 421B WERE NOT INJURED. THE STUDENT SOLO PILOT IN THE CESSNA 152 WAS NOT INJURED. THE STILLWATER AIRPORT IS AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT WITH UNICOM SERVICE.  BOTH AIRPLANES WERE EQUIPPED WITH OPERATIONAL 2-WAY RADIOS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N94532, Cessna 152: [Accident 19960702016001A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960702016001A)

## 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 FTW96LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA287), Jul 2, 1996: Cessna 421B (N450SU), Stillwater, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilots of the Cessna 421B, N450SU, and the Cessna 152, N94532, to maintain visual lookout. Factors were: the inadequate radio communications maintained by both pilots, and the…

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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