- Date
- February 17, 1981
- Place
- Grand Forks, ND · GRAND FORKS, ND
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19810217004132A19810217004131A
- Case key
- 126561
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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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3467 81/2/17 GRAND FORKS,ND CESSNA 152 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 14 TOTAL TIME - 1621 N89985 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND FORKS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND FORKS,ND GRAND FORKS,ND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- ATC POSITIONED ACFT OVR ACTIVE RWY ABV DEPARTING ACFT,N4773S.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3467 81/2/17 GRAND FORKS,ND CESSNA 182RG CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 198 TIME - 1621 N4773S PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 1 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND FORKS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND FORKS,ND GRAND FORKS,ND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- ACFT DPTD RWY17,ATC CLEARED N89985 TO FOLLOW DPTG ACFT THEN REVISED CLEARANCE.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4773S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grand Forks
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
- N89985
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grand Forks
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19810217004132ACessna 182R · Grand Forks, NDAircraft involved in mid air collision when climbing out in pattern after touch and go landing.Accident 19810217004131ACessna 152 · Grand Forks, NDAircraft was entering traffic pattern for landing when it collided with airplane climbing after takeoff.
Other investigations on N4773S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.