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(-23)N45973, a Cessna 152, collided in mid-air with N974SR, a Cessna 182. The pilot of N45973 was practicing maneuver in a local practice area, and the pilot of N974SR was on a VFR cross-country flight from norman, Oklahoma, to sherman, Texas, when the mid-air collision occurred. No passengers were carried aboard either aircraft. Both pilots received fatal injuries. (.4)on may 25, 2000, at 1812 central daylight time, a Cessna 152 single-engine airplane, N45973, and a Cessna 182L single-engine airplane, N974SR, collided in-flight near Noble, Oklahoma. The Cessna 152 was registered to and operated by airman flight school, inc., of norman, Oklahoma, and the Cessna 182 was registered to mad max aerobatics, inc., of sadler, Texas, and operated by the pilot. The private pilot, sole occupant of the Cessna 152, and the commercial pilot, sole occupant of the Cessna 182, received fatal injuries. Both aircraft were destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and flight plans were not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 flights. The pilot of the Cessna 152, on a local solo instructional flight, departed the university of Oklahoma westheimer airport (oun), norma n, Oklahoma, approximately 1756. The pilot of the Cessna 182, on a personal cross-country flight destined for sherman, Texas, departed oun, approximately 1804. According to the director of operations at airman flight school, the pilot of the Cessna 152 was scheduled to fly the airplane from 1700 until 1900, in the local training area, to practice commercial flight maneuvers. According to radar data provided by the Oklahoma city terminal radar approach control (TRACON), after departure from oun, the first radar return of the Cessna 152 was at 1756:17. At 1807:31, approximately 12 nautical miles (NM) southeast of the departure airport, the data depicted the start of a ground track resembling figure-eights. The altitude could not be determined for the Cessna 152. After departure from oun, the first radar return of the Cessna 182 was at 1804.59. The data depicted the airplane, with a 1200 beacon code, moving in a southeasterly direction toward its intended destination. The following table includes time and altitude for the Cessna 182: time altitude (feet AGL) 1804:59 1,300 1806:26 2,200 1807:31 2,100 1809:04 2,000 1810:31 2,000 1811:41 2,000. The last radar return from the Cessna 152 was at 1811:45, and the last radar return from the Cessna 182 was at 1811:41. At the time of the last radar returns, the targets were about 12 NM southeast of the departure airport, and the Cessna 152 was approximately 1/4 NM southeast of the Cessna 182. The Cessna 152 was heading to the west, and the Cessna 182 was heading to the southeast. Witnesses, located approximately two statute miles from the accident site, stated that they heard a "boom," looked up, and saw the two airplanes falling next to each other. The witnesses called 911, and then responded to the accident location.