# Accident 20011208038519A: Cessna 152, New Orleans, LA, December 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2001, 15:40 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0205° N, 90.0196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0205&lon=-90.0196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48727, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48727-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011208038519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PIC STUDENT PILOT, WEARING A HEADSET, DID NOT HEAR THE APPROACH FROM THE REAR OF THE SB-2C WHICH STRUCK THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR. THIS PIC WAS COMPLETING AFTER LANDING CHECKS AND JUST HAD SWITCHED TO, BUT HAD NOT CONTACTED ATC GROUND CONTROL WHEN STRUCK. STUDENT PILOT WAS DIRECTED TO TAXI TO PARKING AFTER THE COLLISION.

## 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 FTW02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA047), Dec 8, 2001: Cessna 152 (N48727), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the Helldiver pilot's failure to maintain visual separation with the Cessna while taxiing. Contributing factors were the Cessna pilot's failure to comply with the local controller's instructions to…

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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