# Accident 20190129009682A: Cessna 172S, Grand Prairie, TX, January 29, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2019, 13:30 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.6347° N, 96.9703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6347&lon=-96.9703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52243, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52243-2026-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 616 total, 267 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190129009682A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 29, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 172S REGISTRATION NUMBER N52243 COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 172S REGISTRATION NUMBER N565SP WHILE IN FLIGHT. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE ON TRAINING FLIGHTS AND ARE OWNED AND OPERATED SKYMATES LLC, A PART 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. BOTH AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. EACH AIRCRAFT HAD 1 INSTRUCTOR AND 1 STUDENT PILOT (CERTIFICATE NUMBERS PENDING) ONBOARD, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. BOTH FLIGHTS ORIGINATED FROM THE GRAND PRAIRIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KGPM) AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 LOCAL TIME. BOTH FLIGHTS ARRIVED AT GRAND PRAIRIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KGPM) AT APPROXIMATELY 1340 LOCAL TIME.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N565SP, Cessna 172S: [Accident 20190129009692A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190129009692A)

## 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 CEN19LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA074), Jan 29, 2019: Cessna 172 (N52243), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid the other airplane while entering the airport traffic pattern in visual meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the…

## Other reports on N52243 (1)

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

- [Accident 20250316013049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250316013049A), Mar 16, 2025: Cessna 172S (N52243), Rusk, TX, Destroyed. On March 16, 2025 aircraft [privacy data omitted] was involved in an accident when the pilot reported a strong wind on landing resulting in loss of control and…

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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