Cessna 152 accident near Coolidge, AZ
On September 9, 2009, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Coolidge, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 9, 2009
- Place
- Coolidge, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.968°N, 111.508°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090909X44833
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 9, 2009, about 0945 mountain standard time, a Cessna 152, N94741, and a Piper PA-18-161, N994T, collided about 4,500 feet mean sea level (MSL) while located about one-half mile east of Coolidge, Arizona. Neither the flight instructor nor his dual student in the PA-28-161 were injured, but one of the private pilots in the Cessna 152 received serious injuries, and the second private pilot in the Cessna 152 was killed during the accident sequence. The Cessna 152, which was operated by Air Safety Flight Academy (ASFA), was substantially damaged by the mid-air collision and the subsequent ground impact. The Piper PA-28-161, which was operated by Oxford Airline Training Center, sustained substantial damage as a result of the mid-air collision and an off-airport power-out forced landing. At the time of the accident, the Piper PA-28 was in the process of entering the holding pattern associated with the GPS approach to runway 23 at Casa Grande Airport, Casa Grande, Arizona, and the Cessna 152 was in an en route climb after departing Coolidge Municipal Airport, Coolidge, Arizona. The Cessna 152 flight originated at Glendale Municipal airport, Glendale, Arizona, about 0700. The PA-28 flight originated at Goodyear Airport, Goodyear, Arizona, at 0830. Both airplanes were operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 91, and both airplanes were in visual meteorological conditions. Neither flight crew had filed a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight plan. According to the pilots in the PA-28, after departing Goodyear Airport,
Probable cause
The failure of both safety/spotter pilots to see and avoid the other airplane.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
