# NTSB CHI83LA275: Cessna 152, N93407, Kalamazoo, MI, June 22, 1983 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 22, 1983, 10:56 local (14:56 UTC) - Place: Kalamazoo, MI - Coordinates: 42.270751, -85.579948 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2708&lon=-85.5799&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 12227 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA275 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12227/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA275 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, standing - engine(s) operating - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) 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. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) 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 1 - Registration: [N93407](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93407), registered now, S/N 15285481, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15285481 - Airframe hours: 609 - Engines: 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 ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N801RB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801RB-1999-09-29), registration cancelled 1999-09-29, S/N 75-1323 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOEING A75 - Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N93407; age 39; 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 - Pilot, aircraft N801RB; age 34; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19830622026552A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830622026552A), Jun 22, 1983: Cessna 152, Kalamazoo, MI, Substantial damage. Was struck in tail section by a stearman N801RB while holding on a taxiway. Stearman had just turned off runway 17. - [Accident 19830622026551A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830622026551A), Jun 22, 1983: Boeing A75, Kalamazoo, MI, Minor damage. Turned off runway after landing and ran into tail of N93407, a 152 holding on taxiway for 23. No tower warning. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.