# Incident 19991023031801I: Cessna 172P, Wenatchee, WA, October 23, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1999, 13:20 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Pangborn Memorial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4891° N, 120.1906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4891&lon=-120.1906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54844, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54844) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 350 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00IA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00IA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991023031801I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DUAL TRAINING FLIGHT, PRACTICING INSTRUMENT APPROACHES AT WENATCHEE, WA, AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN A MIDAIR COLLISION. SECOND AIRCRAFT APPROACHED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE, THEN IMMEDIATELY DIVING UNDERNEATH.  BOTH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED END WING MINOR DAMAGE AND LANDED AT THE WENATCHEE AIRPORT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N811KM, Amtr RV6A: [Incident 19991023031802I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991023031802I)

## 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 SEA00IA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00IA007), Oct 23, 1999: Cessna 172P (N54844), Wenatchee, WA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilots in both aircraft to maintain an adequate visual lookout. Haze was a factor.

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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