# NTSB LAX91IA039: Cessna 152, N95144, Wahiawa, HI, November 26, 1990 - Type: NTSB incident investigation - Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report - Date: November 25, 1990, 16:05 local (Nov 26, 1990, 02:05 UTC) - Place: Wahiawa, HI - Coordinates: 21.500587, -158.019912 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5006&lon=-158.0199&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 30, 1992 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 27030 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX91IA039 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27030/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91IA039 ## Probable cause (aircraft 2) THE INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT OF THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLISION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPER VFR PROCEDURES OF N88TE WHILE TRANSITIONING THROUGH THE WHEELER AFB AIRPORT TRAFFIC AREA. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Midair collision, descent - vfr procedures - improper, pilot of other aircraft (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Midair collision, cruise - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) TWO CESSNA 152'S COLLIDED IN MID AIR. BOTH AIRPLANES RETURNED TO THEIR DESTINATION AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY. ONE OF THE CESSNA 152'S PLANNED FLIGHT PATH OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC AREA WHERE THE OTHER AIRPLANE WAS DESCENDING TO ENTER THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOT OF THE OVERFLYING C-152 STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2,200 FEET MSL. THE PUBLISHED TRANSITION OVER THE AIRPORT INSTRUCTS PILOTS TO CONTACT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER AND EXPECT AN ALTITUDE OF 2,500 FEET. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N95144](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95144-2017-07-21), registration cancelled 2017-07-21, S/N 15285857, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15285857 - Airframe hours: 4620 - Engines: LYCOMING O-235-N2C 108 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Hickam/Wheeler Aero Club - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 29, 1990, 29 hours before - Departed: HHI, WHEELER AFB, HI - Flight plan: VFR ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N88TE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88TE-2018-03-08), registration cancelled 2018-03-08, S/N 15284536 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15284536 - Engines: LYCOMING O-235-N2C 108 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Eveland, Chacy R. - Registered owner: Eveland Aero Club - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: HNL, HONOLULU, HI ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N95144; age 50; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 914 total, 360 in this make and model, 746 as pilot in command, 132 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N88TE; age 20; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 7 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 5 knots - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: HHI, 4 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 19901125056992I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901125056992I), Nov 25, 1990: Cessna 152, Wahiawa, HI, Minor damage. Involved in a mid-air collision with N88TE while en route to pineapple intersection. Landed safely at airport. - [Incident 19901125056991I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901125056991I), Nov 25, 1990: Cessna 152, Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Involved in a mid-air collision with N95144 while en route to pineapple intersection. Landed safely at airport. ## Other investigations on N95144 (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CEN09CA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA367), Jun 18, 2009: Cessna 152 (N95144), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to control the airplane after engine startup, resulting in a ground collision with a nearby airplane. From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.