- Date
- June 22, 1983, 10:56 local (14:56 UTC)
- Place
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19830622026552A19830622026551A
- Case key
- 12227
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircrew of a Cessna 152, N93407, landed on rwy 17 & turned off on taxiway e. they were instructed to hold short of rwy 23 & they complied. Shorly after the Cessna landed, the plt of a Boeing A75 stearman, N801RB, also landed on rwy 17 & turned off on the same taxiway. The A75 plt was also told to hold short of rwy 23. The A75 plt stated that after he turned off on taxiway e, he started s-turing on the taxiway when the A75 collided with the Cessna 152. The plt of the tail wheel equipped A75 did not see the Cessna prior to the collision.
The aircrew of a Cessna 152, N93407, landed on rwy 17 & turned off on taxiway e. they were instructed to hold short of rwy 23 & they complied. Shortly after the Cessna landed, the plt of a Boeing A75 stearman, N801RB, also landed on rwy 17 & turned off on the same taxiway. The A75 plt was also told to hold short of rwy 23. The A75 plt stated that after he turned off on taxiway e, he started s-turing on the taxiway when the A75 collided with the Cessna 152. The plt of the tail wheel equipped A75 did not see the Cessna prior to the collision.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N93407
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285481
- Airframe hours
- 609
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Western Michigan University
- Registered owner
- Cessna Finance Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 31, 1983 · 6 hours before
- Airport
- AZO · Kalamazoo Muni., runway 17, 6,500 × 150 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
- N801RB
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Lycoming R-680-17, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Schwan Sales Enterprise Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- AZO · Kalamazoo Muni., runway 17, 6,500 × 150 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 N93407
- Age
- 39
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 7,100 total · 200 in this make and model · 6,850 as pilot in command · 175 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N801RB
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 2,460 total · 448 in this make and model · 2,226 as pilot in command · 153 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AZO
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.