- Date
- May 4, 1980
- Place
- Lk Roosevelt, AZ · LK ROOSEVELT, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N45090Piper PA-28N49528Cessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19800504013142A19800504013141A
- Case key
- 130546
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2570 80/5/4 LK ROOSEVELT,AZ CESSNA 152 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 175 TIME - 0800 N49528 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 2 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LK ROOSEVELT,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- WITNESSES OBSERVED BOTH ACFT CHASING EACH OTHER,WEAVING IN & OUT,CLIMBING & DIVING,ETC.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2570 80/5/4 LK ROOSEVELT,AZ PIPER PA-28 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0800 N45090 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 22, 725 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 2 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LK ROOSEVELT,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- ACFT WERE DESCRIBED BY WITNESSES AS DOG FIGHTING SHORTLY BFR COLLISION.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N45090
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N45090Registration cancelled Oct 9, 2014 · Piper PA-28-161Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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
- N49528
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.