# NTSB ATL86FA116: Cessna 150M, N714PU, Gaston, SC, April 19, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: April 19, 1986, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Gaston, SC
- Coordinates: 33.809478, -81.099594 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8095&lon=-81.0996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL86FA116
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6934/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA116

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Midair collision, landing - flare/touchdown
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause)
  - visual separation - not obtained, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - radio communications - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - ground
- Midair collision, landing - flare/touchdown
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause)
  - visual separation - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - radio communications - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis (aircraft 2)

TWO AIRCRAFT COLLIDED AND WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING FLARE/TOUCHDOWN AT THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. BOTH AIRCRAFT FLEW A LEFT HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN AT A PATTERN ALTITUDE OF 1000 FT MSL. A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT RELATED THAT ONE AIRCRAFT FLEW DIRECTLY BELOW THE OTHER, AND AT NO TIME DURING THE APPROACH WAS THE VERTICAL SEPARATION BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT MORE THAT 10 FT.

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N714PU](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714PU-2001-06-05), registration cancelled 2001-06-05, S/N 15079334 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 150-79334
- Airframe hours: 2870
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Richard Dipretoro
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 13, 1986, 58 hours before
- Departed: 7J1, GASTON, SC
- Airport: 7J1, Lexington Co., runway 11, 3,350 × 90 ft, grass/turf

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N3015X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3015X-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 15064415, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15064415
- Airframe hours: 2870
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Sale Reported
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 14, 1985, 44 hours before
- Airport: 7J1, Lexington Co., runway 11, 3,350 × 90 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot, aircraft N714PU; age 25; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 872 total, 500 in this make and model, 849 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours
- Pilot, aircraft N3015X; age 53; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point -0 °F

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860419012932A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860419012932A), Apr 19, 1986: Cessna 150M, Gaston, SC, Substantial damage. During landing flare, N3015X descended onto the aircraft. Instructor and student failed to see N3015X.
- [Accident 19860419012931A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860419012931A), Apr 19, 1986: Cessna 150F, Gaston, SC, Substantial damage. The aircraft descended on top of N714PU during landing flare. The student failed to see the other aircraft.

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.

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