# Accident 19940102000041A: Amtr HAWK, Pearland, TX, January 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Airport: Pearland Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5491° N, 95.2703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5491&lon=-95.2703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75DL-1994-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Palmer MINICAB HAWK BM4 (registry code 0561345, https://openairdocs.org/model/palmer-minicab-hawk-bm4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HAWK
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,037 total, 7 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940102000041A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OVERTOOK N739TL THAT WAS ON FINAL WHILE TURNING TO FINAL. PLANE REMAINED TOGETHER. FELL TO GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW94FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA060), Jan 2, 1994: Palmer Hawk BM-4 (N75DL), Pearland, TX, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT OF THE HAWK BM-4, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE CESSNA 172. THE BM-4 PILOT'S NON-STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WAS A…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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