- Date
- June 8, 1983, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mocksville, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19830608029542A19830608029541A
- Case key
- 5921
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Analysis
N5722T, a Cessna 172, and N3452J, a Cessna 150, collided over the approach end of runway 09 while both acft were on short final approach. Both acft impacted the runway and came to rest about 280 ft east of runway 09 threshold.
N5722T, a Cessna 172, and N3452J, a Cessna 150, collided over the approach end of runway 09 while both acft were on short final approach. Both acft impacted the runway and came to rest about 180 ft east of runway 09 threshold.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N5722T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17251622
- Airframe hours
- 2,416
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dixon Archie A. Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 2, 1982 · 53 hours before
- Airport
- 8A7 · Twin Lakes, runway 9, 2,950 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N3452J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15066152
- Airframe hours
- 1,669
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Legrand, David M.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 6, 1983 · 41 hours before
- Departed
- 31A · Mocksville, GA
- Airport
- 8A7 · Twin Lakes, runway 9, 2,950 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N5722T
- Age
- 17
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 51 total · 51 in this make and model · 25 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N3452J
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 396 total · 148 in this make and model · 360 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- INT, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.