Cessna 152 N4861B
2 March 1984 · Durant, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 March 1984 at about 22:50 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4861B was involved in an accident near Durant, Oklahoma, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Durant, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.9803, -96.3909
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N4861B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Durant → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84LA155
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BEFORE TAKEOFF, A STUDENT & A COMMERCIAL PLT AGREED TO RENDEZVOUS & FLY FORMATION WHILE THE STUDENT TOOK PICTURES OF THE COMMERCIAL PLT'S ACFT. THE STUDENT WAS TO FLY A CESSNA 152, N4861B, WHILE THE COMMERCIAL PLT FLEW A CESSNA 150, N704V6. THEY PLANNED FOR THE STUDENT TO FLY STRAIGHT & LEVEL WHILE THE COMMERICAL PLT FLEW AT POSITIONS AROUND THE STUDENT'S PLANE. ALSO, THEY AGREED TO COMMUNICATE ON VHF FREQ 122.9. AFTER DEPARTING THE ARPT, THE COMMERICAL PLT JOINED (RENDEVOUSED) WITH THE STUDENT, BUT 2-WAY COMMUNICATION WAS NOT ESTABLISHED SINCE THE CESSNA 150 WOULD ONLY RECEIVE (NOT TRANSMIT) ON 122.9. HOWEVER, THEY CONTINUED WITH THEIR MISSION. WHILE ON AN EASTERLY HEADING IN FORMATION, THE COMMERCIAL PLT'S PLANE WAS ON THE LEFT & SLIGHTLY LOW, WHEN THE 2 ACFT CONVERGED & THE WINGS COLLIDED. THE STUDENT'S PLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE THE COMMERCIAL PLT'S ACFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE, BUT BOTH LANDED SAFELY. NEIGHER PLT HAD PREVIOUS TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE WITH FORMATION FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 152 152 | N4861B | - | Substantial |
| Cessna 150M 150M | N704VC | - | Minor |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1984 | Cessna 152 | Lakeville, Minnesota, United States | Dagnon Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 May 1984 | Cessna 152 | Jacksonville, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1984 | Cessna 152 | Cooper City, Florida, United States | Eben Air Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Jun 1984 | Cessna 152 | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1984 | Cessna 152 | Billings, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1984 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1984 | Lockheed VEGA-1 | Yukon, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1984 | Rockwell A-9B | Lamont, Oklahoma, United States | Homestead Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft A23-19 | Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1984 | Mooney M20J | Bethel, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Apr 1984 | Cessna 500 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1984 | Beasley Gerald L VARIEZE | Purcell, Oklahoma, United States | Gerald L Beasley | Serious injuries | - |