# NTSB MKC73DCJ32: Cessna T-50, N54302, Omaha, NE, March 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1973
- Place: Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCJ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ32

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0831  73/3/27    OMAHA,NEBR          CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N61144              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NEBR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: GROUND TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- DRG TAXI AROUND PARKED ACFT L WING OF N61144 HIT R WING OF OTR ACFT.PLT ADVSD CTLR ADEQUATE CLNC.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0831  73/3/27    OMAHA,NEBR          CESSNA T-50         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 199
        TIME - 1730                    N54302              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NEBR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- R WNG TIP OF N54302 STRUCK BY L WING OF N61144.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N54302](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54302-2013-09-16), registration cancelled 2013-09-16, S/N 5547, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T-50
- Registry model: [Cessna T-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t-50) (registry code 2071302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l6) (registry code 35005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Eppley Field

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N61144](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61144), registered now, S/N 15070835, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eppley Field

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730327008372A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730327008372A), Mar 27, 1973: Cessna T50, Omaha, NE, Minor damage. R wng tip of N54302 struck by l wing of N61144.
- [Accident 19730327008371A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730327008371A), Mar 27, 1973: Cessna 150J, Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Drg taxi around parked acft l wing of N61144 hit r wing of otr acft. Plt advsd ctlr adequate clnc.

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.

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