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CHI82IA364 · Cessna 152

23 Sept 1982 · Pontiac, MI, United States

Anna'S Airways Cessna 152 and Anna'S Airways Cessna 152 · Incident: midair collision during takeoff

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Event

NTSB case
CHI82IA364
Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
Incident
InvestigationHow far the investigation had got when the record was published: preliminary, ongoing, final or completed. Unknown where the source does not say. Glossary
Completed
API-reported fatalities
0 · all aircraft and ground
Ground fatalities
0
OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
General aviation
WeatherVisual meteorological conditions (VMC): good enough to fly by looking outside. Instrument conditions (IMC): cloud or low visibility, flying by instruments. Glossary
Visual Meteorological Cond

Aircraft 1 · Cessna 152

Aircraft type
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
N24236
Onboard fatalities
Unknown
Route
From Oakland County International Airport (PTK), Pontiac, MITo Oakland County International Airport (PTK), Pontiac, MI
Aircraft age
Not recorded
Flight rulesThe regulations the flight operated under: in the US, Part 91 (general aviation), Part 121 (airlines), Part 135 (air taxi and commuter) and others; for flights abroad, the NTSB's coarser commercial or non-commercial code. Glossary
Part 91: General Aviation
Phase of flightThe stage of the flight when things started to go wrong: standing, taxi, takeoff, initial climb, en route, maneuvering, approach or landing. Glossary
Takeoff
First occurrenceThe single coded event the NTSB judges best describes what happened (records from 2008 on). Older records name the first occurrence in the sequence instead. Glossary
Midair collision
DamageDestroyed: beyond practical repair. Substantial: damage that affects the structure, performance or handling and normally needs major repair. Minor: less than that. Glossary
Minor

Aircraft 2 · Cessna 152

Aircraft type
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
N4745B
Onboard fatalities
Unknown
Route
From Oakland County International Airport (PTK), Pontiac, MITo Oakland County International Airport (PTK), Pontiac, MI
Aircraft age
Not recorded
Flight rulesThe regulations the flight operated under: in the US, Part 91 (general aviation), Part 121 (airlines), Part 135 (air taxi and commuter) and others; for flights abroad, the NTSB's coarser commercial or non-commercial code. Glossary
Part 91: General Aviation
Phase of flightThe stage of the flight when things started to go wrong: standing, taxi, takeoff, initial climb, en route, maneuvering, approach or landing. Glossary
Initial climb
First occurrenceThe single coded event the NTSB judges best describes what happened (records from 2008 on). Older records name the first occurrence in the sequence instead. Glossary
Midair collision
DamageDestroyed: beyond practical repair. Substantial: damage that affects the structure, performance or handling and normally needs major repair. Minor: less than that. Glossary
Minor

Cause areas

  • Atc personnel(lcl/gnd/clnc) › Control tower service, inadequate
  • Atc personnel(lcl/gnd/clnc) › Flight advisories, inadequate
  • Atc personnel(lcl/gnd/clnc) › Instructions, written/verbal, improper
  • Pilot in command › Visual lookout, inadequate
  • Pilot in command(cfi) › Visual lookout, inadequate
  • Pilot of other aircraft › Visual lookout, inadequate

Approximate · Coordinates as recorded by the NTSB; no uncertainty radius is established.

NTSB narrative

AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT (IP) AND STUDENT WERE ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT IN CESSNA 152, N24236. AT 1722:05, N24236 WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 27L AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO FLY RIGHT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 27R. AT 1722:11, ANOTHER CESSNA 152, N4745B, WAS CLEARED FOR A TOUCH-AND-GO ON RUNWAY 27R. THE IP (OF N24236) STATED THAT AFTER REACHING AN APPROPRIATE ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27L, A RIGHT TURN WAS MADE, NORTHBOUND. AT 1723:34, LOCAL CONTROL ISSUED AN ADVISORY FOR N24236 TO FLY WESTBOUND (RUNWAY HEADING), THEN PROVIDE A WARNING OF THE OTHER CESSNA IN THEIR VICINITY. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE STUDENT SAW N4745B CONVERGING FROM BELOW AND THE IP TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. HOWEVER, THE PROPELLER ON N4745B STRUCK THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE ON N24236. BOTH AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A PERIOD OF PEAK TRAFFIC.

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Sources

NTSB record CHI82IA364
Event ID
20020917X04423
Case number
CHI82IA364
Dataset
historical-pre2008
Source SHA-256
89e2df6d848e7ab3b42e7d7c7a03ff403303057a26ca04c95b3ea67201c3ce74
Source notes (4)
  • Unreviewed is an editorial label, not an investigation status. API-sourced is not report-checked or human-reviewed. Explicit event totals are used without summing aircraft injury tables; onboard allocation is withheld. Unknown values remain unknown. The operation category is mapped from the NTSB-reported FAR part and has not been reviewed.
  • Filled from the NTSB case API where the bulk record had no value: investigation status. Values present in the bulk record are kept.
  • The date is the local date, which is the same as the UTC date the NTSB stores.
  • API snapshot SHA-256: 799580071c6f69d8429f543f3d1eedb0044cb4739dd36fc3f0ff22d0d0701b04; retrieved 2026-09-24T00:44:43.085Z.