# Accident 20090909018101A: Cessna 152, Coolidge, AZ, September 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2009, 09:45 local time
- Place: Coolidge, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: I07S
- Location: 32.9675° N, 111.5078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9675&lon=-111.5078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94741, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94741-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 232 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA437) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090909018101A

## Narrative

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

CESSNA N94741 DEPARTED COOLIDGE AIRPORT AND WAS IN AN ENROUTE CLIMB HEADING WEST INTO THE AYZUT PRACTICE AREA WHEN AT 4500 FT MSL IT ENTERED THE FLIGHT PATH OF PIPER N994T.  THE RIGHT WING OF THE CESSNA WAS SEVERED BY THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE NOSE COWL OF THE POPER.  THE CESSNA SPIRALED INTO THE GROUND RESULTING IN ONE INJURY AND ONE FATALITY.

## 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 WPR09FA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA437), Sep 9, 2009: Cessna 152 (N94741), Coolidge, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both safety/spotter pilots to see and avoid the other airplane.

## Other reports on N94741 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890408030369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890408030369I), Apr 8, 1989: Cessna 152 (N94741), Gustine, CA. Rough engine. Forced landing in field. Departed. Flew to airport. Had fouled spark plugs and a failed vacuum pump.

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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