Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N3501E

10 October 1992 · Addison, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 October 1992 at about 22:25 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N3501E, operated by Managerie Enterprises, Inc., was involved in an accident near Addison, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 22:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Addison, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Addison (ADS)
Coordinates
32.9601, -96.8295
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N3501E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Managerie Enterprises, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → McKinney
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN93LA004

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE ATTEMPT BY BOTH PILOTS TO PASS EACH OTHER WITHOUT ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THEIR AIRPLANES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT OF 3501E WAS CLEARED BY GROUND CONTROL TO TAXI SOUTH ON TAXIWAY A TO RUNWAY 33. THE PILOT OF N1440V, WHO HAD JUST LANDED, WAS CLEARED BY GROUND CONTROL TO TAXI NORTH ON TAXIWAY A. BOTH PILOTS OBSERVED EACH OTHER'S APPROACH AND STEERED THEIR AIRPLANES TO THE FAR RIGHT OF THE TAXIWAY IN ORDER TO PASS. THE LEFT WINGS OF BOTH AIRPLANES MADE CONTACT. TAXIWAY A IS 50 FEET WIDE. BOTH AIRPLANES HAVE WINGSPANS OF 36 FEET.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Cessna 172N 172N N3501E Managerie Enterprises, Inc. Substantial
Cessna 172M 172M N1440V Stramel Aviation, Inc. Substantial

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