- Date
- October 1, 1985, 13:28 local (18:28 UTC)
- Place
- Dallas, TX
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N400BGCessna 441N5522LCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19851001076732A19851001076731A
- Case key
- 22161
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Analysis
A student plt in a Cessna 152, N5522L, had deptd redbird arpt at Dallas. He was practicing solo maneuvers in a privatelydesignated practice area that overlapped the extended inbnd course to rwys 31L & r at love field. At the same time, a Cessna 441, N400BG, was being vectored for a back course ILS to rwy 31R. Dfw apch control cleared N400BG to cont dscndg to 3000' & fly hdg 290 deg. While N400BG was dscndg thru aprx 3600', about 14 mi se of love field, the 2 acft collided. The Cessna 152 plt was maneuvering at or near the edge of the practice area when the collision occurred. An inv revealedthe Cessna 152 had just completed an aprx 180 deg turn twd an easterly hdg. Both acft were demolished in a quartering head-on collision. Radar info fm both acft was displayed on the controller's scope. The Cessna 152 was depicted as a 1200 beacon code; however, it was not equipped with a mode c (alt rprtg) transponder. The controller did not provide a traffic advisory for the Cessna 441 plt; but, in this situation, an advisory was not mandatory.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N400BG
- Reported as
- Cessna 441
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4410069
- Airframe hours
- 2,227
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE-331-8, 636 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Rosewood Enterprises Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 20, 1985 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- NEW · New Orleans, LA
- Destination
- DAL · Dallas, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Redbird, runway 31R, 7,753 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Registration
- N5522L
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284333
- Airframe hours
- 1,640
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Modern Aero, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Marjorie E. Harwell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 14, 1985 · 110 hours before
- Departed
- RBD · Dallas, TX
- Airport
- Redbird
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N400BG
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 2,200 in this make and model
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N5522L
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 28 total · 28 in this make and model · 6 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAL, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.