What happened
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On November 12, 1998, at 1043 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna 150L, N19281, collided with a Cessna A185F, N204D, while both aircraft were in the traffic pattern at the Yerington, Nevada, airport. Both aircraft were destroyed. The two occupants in N19281 and the single occupant in N204D all received fatal injuries. The aircraft were being operated by their pilot/owners at the time of the accident. Both flights had originated from the Yerington Municipal Airport on the morning of the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plans were filed. (.4)the accident sequence was observed by airborne and ground witnesses. Both aircraft departed on runway 19. N19281, a Cessna 150L, departed first and made a slight dog-leg to the right in accordance with a local noise abatement procedure. N204D, a Cessna A185F, departed next and proceeded straight out on the upwind leg. The 150 was in a crosswind turn as the 185 began to close in from the 150'S 7 o'clock position. The 150 was already in a left turn to downwind as the 185 began a left crosswind turn. The 185, the faster of the two, turned inside and continued in 180-degree crosswind tur n until catching up and colliding with N19281. N204D struck the empennage and left main gear of N19283 with its propeller and left wing, disintegrating the empennage. Comparison of the marks and damage on both aircraft confirmed the witness observations of the collision. The radio in N19281 was found in the 'on' position and was tuned to the CTAF for the airport while the radio in 204D was destroyed in the collision and PST impact fire. No transmissions were heard on the CTAF from either aircraft by any ground or airbrone witness. (-23) on November 12, 1998, at 1043 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna 150, N19281, collided with a Cessna 185, N204D, while both aircraft were in the traffic pattern at the Yerington, Nevada airport. Both aircraft were destroyed. The two occupants in N19281 and the single occupant in N204D all received fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 12, 1998, AT 1043 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150L, N19281, COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA A185F, N204D, WHILE BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT THE YERINGTON, NEVADA, AIRPORT. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED. THE TWO OCCUPANTS IN N19281 AND THE SINGLE OCCUPANT IN N204D ALL RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WERE BEING OPERATED BY THEIR PILOT/OWNERS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. BOTH FLIGHTS HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE YERINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLANS WERE FILED. (.4)THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE WAS OBSERVED BY AIRBORNE AND GROUND WITNESSES. BOTH AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 19. N19281, A CESSNA 150L, DEPARTED FIRST AND MADE A SLIGHT DOG-LEG TO THE RIGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE. N204D, A CESSNA A185F, DEPARTED NEXT AND PROCEEDED STRAIGHT OUT ON THE UPWIND LEG. THE 150 WAS IN A CROSSWIND TURN AS THE 185 BEGAN TO CLOSE IN FROM THE 150'S 7 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE 150 WAS ALREADY IN A LEFT TURN TO DOWNWIND AS THE 185 BEGAN A LEFT CROSSWIND TURN. THE 185, THE FASTER OF THE TWO, TURNED INSIDE AND CONTINUED IN 180-DEGREE CROSSWIND TUR N UNTIL CATCHING UP AND COLLIDING WITH N19281. N204D STRUCK THE EMPENNAGE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR OF N19283 WITH ITS PROPELLER AND LEFT WING, DISINTEGRATING THE EMPENNAGE. COMPARISON OF THE MARKS AND DAMAGE ON BOTH AIRCRAFT CONFIRMED THE WITNESS OBSERVATIONS OF THE COLLISION. THE RADIO IN N19281 WAS FOUND IN THE 'ON' POSITION AND WAS TUNED TO THE CTAF FOR THE AIRPORT WHILE THE RADIO IN 204D WAS DESTROYED IN THE COLLISION AND PST IMPACT FIRE. NO TRANSMISSIONS WERE HEARD ON THE CTAF FROM EITHER AIRCRAFT BY ANY GROUND OR AIRBRONE WITNESS. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 12, 1998, AT 1043 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150, N19281, COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 185, N204D, WHILE BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT THE YERINGTON, NEVADA AIRPORT. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED. THE TWO OCCUPANTS IN N19281 AND THE SINGLE OCCUPANT IN N204D ALL RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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