The two airplanes collided at about 0945 Mountain time, at 4500 feet msl. Neither the flight instructor or student in the PA-18-161 were injured, but one of the private pilots in the Cessna 152 received serious injuries, and the second private pilot was killed. At the time of the collision, the Piper PA-28-161 was in a holding pattern associated with a nearby GPS approach while the Cessna 152 was in an en route climb after departing an unrelated airport. The airplanes were operating in visual conditions.
September 9, 2009, Coolidge, Ariz., Cessna 152/Piper PA-28-161
The two airplanes collided at about 0945 Mountain time, at 4500 feet msl. Neither the flight instructor or student in the PA-18-161 were injured, but one of the private pilots in the Cessna 152 received serious injuries, and the second private pilot was killed. At the time of the collision, the Piper PA-28-161 was in a holding pattern associated with a nearby GPS approach while the Cessna 152 was in an en route climb after departing an unrelated airport. The airplanes were operating in visual conditions.
Key Takeaways:
- A mid-air collision between a PA-18-161 and a Cessna 152 resulted in one fatality and one serious injury in the Cessna, while the occupants of the PA-18-161 were uninjured.
- The collision occurred at 4500 feet msl in visual conditions, with one aircraft in a GPS approach holding pattern and the other in an en route climb from an unrelated airport.
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