# Accident 19961006030961A: Cessna 152, Mansfield, MA, October 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1996, 14:15 local time
- Place: Mansfield, MA
- Airport: Mansfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0009° N, 71.1980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANSFIELD MUNI (1B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0009&lon=-71.1980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25589, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25589-1998-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961006030961A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WIND 200 @ 10 KTS. MR. ESCOLAS WAS ON THE TAXIWAY AFTER LANDING ON R/W 14. WHEN HE SAW THE T-6-G, N5115D APPROACHING HIM FROM THE RIGHT HE STOPPED SHORT OF THE INTERSECTION OF R/W 22 AND THE TAXI WAY. N5115D CHANGED DIRECTION TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK HIS AIRCRAFT N25589.

## 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 NYC97LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA003), Oct 6, 1996: Cessna 152 (N25589), Mansfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the T-6 pilot to maintain clearance from the Cessna 152, as he turned off the runway after landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the T-6 pilot's restricted view of the Cessna 152…

## Other reports on N25589 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800319006329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800319006329A), Mar 19, 1980: Cessna 152 (N25589), Plymouth, MA, Substantial damage. Porpoised on landing. Bent nose gear. Nosed over on runway.

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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