- Date
- August 18, 1985, 14:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Rialto, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N19530Cessna 150LN42SHMar-Flite Christian Eagle II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19850818039151A19850818039152A
- Case key
- 24527
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The christian eagle biplane was returning from a local instructional flight and entered the pattern on a normal 45 degree entry, announcing position and intentions on the UNICOM frequency. The Cessna 150 was departing the airport on a local instructional flight and had just completed an engine runup and taxied onto the runway. The biplane pilot said he was in a 3 point landing attitude, which precluded forward visibility. The Cessna 150 pilot said he looked both on final and base legs prior to initiating the takeoff. Just after the Cessna 150 moved onto the runway and added power for the takeoff, the christian eagle collided with the Cessna's right wing at about the mid span point. The communications radio had been removed from the Cessna 150 for maintenance repair. The closeout official weather reporting station, 8 miles east, listed a visibility of 2 miles in haze and smoke, however, both pilots and other witnesses said the visibility at the airport was '3 miles.'
The christian eagle biplane was returning from a local intructional flight and entered the pattern on a normal 45 degree entry, announcing position and intentions on the UNICOM frequency. The Cessna 150 was departing the airport on a local instructional flight and had just completed an engine runup and taxied onto the runway. The biplane pilot said he was in a 3 point landing attitude, which precluded forward visibility. The Cessna 150 pilot said he looked both on final and base legs prior to initiating the takeoff. Just after the Cessna 150 moved onto the runway and added power the for the takeoff, the christian eagle collided with the Cessna's right wing at about the mid span point. The communications radio had been removed from the Cessna 150 for maintenance repair. The closest official weather reporting station, 8 miles east, listed a visibility of 2 miles in haze and smoke, however, both pilots and other witnesses said the visibility at the airport was '3 miles.'
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N19530
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074475
- Airframe hours
- 2,440
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A48, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Rialto Aviation
- Registered owner
- Boyd R. Phelps
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 29, 1985 · 14 hours before
- Airport
- L67 · Rialto Airport, runway 24, 4,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- N42SH
- Reported as
- Mar-Flite Christian Eagle II (CHRISTIAN)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 002
- Airframe hours
- 85
- Engine
- Lycoming AFIO-360-AID, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Melton L. Bacon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 18, 1985 · 85 hours before
- Airport
- L67 · Rialto Airport, runway 24, 4,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N19530
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,365 total · 800 in this make and model · 2,250 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N42SH
- Age
- 54
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 7,251 total · 12 in this make and model · 6,361 as pilot in command · 93 in the last 90 days · 32 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.