- Date
- September 21, 1989, 09:25 local (16:25 UTC)
- Place
- Chandler, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19890921035741A19890921035742A
- Case key
- 26253
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot's of both aircraft to maintain adequate visual outlook for other 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
A Cessna 152 with one crewmember on board and conducting visual training and a Cessna 172N with two crewmembers on board and conducting instrument training collided in flight. The Cessna 152 returned to its home airport without incident and the Cessna 172N with damaged flight controls collided with the terrain during a forced landing.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N714VX
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 152-79477
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Button Aviation, Inc.
- Departed
- P10 · Chandler, AZ
- Destination
- P10
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
- N6277D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-72687
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Southwest Flight Center
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SDL · Scottsdale, AZ
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.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N714VX
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 218 total · 94 in this make and model · 195 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days · 38 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N6277D
- Age
- 22
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 440 total · 154 in this make and model · 373 as pilot in command · 165 in the last 90 days · 87 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- CHD, 2 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.
Other investigations on N714VX · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.