33.5350° N, 112.3832° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LUKE AFB (LUF), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 13, 1982 · 10:51 local
Place
Glendale, AZ
Airport
Luke Afb
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
2MIL
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
3,604 total370 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Mid air collision occurred as military jet let down through cloud layer during instrument approach. Hit N6160L.
As the FAA filed it
MID AIR COLLISION OCCURRED AS MILITARY JET LET DOWN THROUGH CLOUD LAYER DURING INSTRUMENT APPROACH. HIT N6160L.