# Accident 19971019046499A: Tyler, TX, October 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1997, 17:05 local time
- Place: Tyler, TX
- Airport: Tyler Pounds Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4099° N, 95.4406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4099&lon=-95.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602RJ (not matched to a registry record)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971019046499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N602RJ, APPROACHING TYR FOR LANDING FROM NW OF THE AIRPORT, WHILE AT APPROXIMATELY 2500' MSL AND IN APPROACH CONFIGURATION, WAS HIT BY N3916J WHICH HAD TAKEN OFF FROM TYR.

## 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 FTW98LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA022), Oct 19, 1997: Piper PA-60 (N602RJ), Tyler, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the of pilot of the departing Cessna to follow standard departure procedures and his disorientation while navigating to locate a highway. A factor was the failure of both pilots to…

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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