- Date
- December 8, 1990, 13:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Joliet, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N48779Cessna 152N26686Grumman American AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19901208053291A19901208053292A
- Case key
- 14966
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Probable cause
Inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both aircraft, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid each other's aircraft.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Near Joliet, IL, a Cessna 152 (N48779) was cruising on a south-southwesterly heading at 3000' MSL at the same time that a Grumman American AA-5A (N26686) was cruising on an easterly heading at the same altitude. The 2 aircraft converged and the right wing of the AA-5A collided with the vertical stabilizer of the Cessna. Though both aircraft were damaged, both continued flying and were landed from precautionary approaches. The Cessna pilot said that he did not see the other aircraft either before or after the collision. He said the sun was quite bright and was fairly low at that time of the year. The AA-5A pilot saw the Cessna moments before impact and tried to avoid a collision by maneuvering his aircraft, but there was insufficient time.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N48779
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280963
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert G. William J. Bryan
- Departed
- C18 · Frankfort, IL
- Destination
- C09 · Morris, IL
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
- N26686
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A-0646
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2Z, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lawrence J. Wagner
- Departed
- LOT · Romeoville, IL
- Destination
- C59 · Delevan, WI
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N48779
- Age
- 72
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 914 total · 860 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N26686
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 121 total · 112 in this make and model · 44 in the last 90 days · 23 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °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.