NONE · Cessna 172 · 2019-01-29 · Grand Prairie, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN19LA074
Event ID
20190130X94528
Type
Accident
Date
2019-01-29
Location
Grand Prairie, TX, USA
Coordinates
32.634723, -96.970275
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
4
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
172
Registration
N565SP
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid the other airplane while entering the airport traffic pattern in visual meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the tower controller's failure to recognize the proximity of the airplanes to each other, to issue a safety alert to the pilots of either airplane, and to establish a landing sequence for the airplanes.