# Accident 20030617015441A: Cessna 182Q, Deerfield Beach, FL, June 17, 2003 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 17, 2003, 19:51 local time - Place: Deerfield Beach, FL - Damage: Destroyed - Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft - Phase of flight: Normal Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 26.3000° N, 80.0500° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3000&lon=-80.0500&mi=10 - Aircraft: N759XA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N759XA-2004-12-22) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 2 - Pilot flight hours: 850 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA124) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030617015441A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON JUNE 17, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1951 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172, N4903F, REGISTERED TO GULF STREAM ACADEMY OF AERONAUTICS, INC. COLLIDED IN MIDAIR DURING CRUISE FLIGHT WITH A CESSNA 182, N759XA, WHICH IS REGISTERED TO FLYING DOUBLE EAGLE INC. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE CONDUCTING OPERATIONS UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION, WITH SUNSET TO TAKE PLACE ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER THE COLLISION. A PRIVATE PILOT WITH TWO PASSENGERS ABOARD PILOTED CESSNA N4903F; A COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH ONE PASSENGER ABOARD PILOTED CESSNA N759XA. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN BOTH AIRCRAFT BEING DESTROYED AND ALL PERSONNEL ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE COLLISION TOOK PLACE IN CLASS E AIRSPACE SOUTH OF THE CLASS D AIRSPACE OF BCT AND NORTH OF THE CLASS D OF PMP. N4903F DEPARTED FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT EARLIER IN THE EVENING OF JUNE 17, 2003 AND PROCEEDED TO STUART, FLORIDA. AFTER LEAVING STUART N4903F PROCEEDED SOUTHBOUND ALONG THE COASTLINE ENROUTE TO FXE. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE PBI TRACON FOR RADAR SERVICE AND CLEARANCE TO PASS THROUGH THE CLASS D AIRSPACE AT PBI. HE WAS ISSUED A DISCREET TRANSPONDER CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED SOUTHBOUND. WHEN N4903F WAS CLEAR TO THE SOUTH HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMAIN ON THE DISCREET CODE AND CONTACT THE BCT ATCT. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE BCT ATCT AND RESET HIS TRANSPONDER TO THE VFR CODE OF 1200. N4903F THEN CONTINUED SOUTHBOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET MSL AND 1/2 MILE OFFSHORE, HE CONTINUED SOUTHBOUND THROUGH THE BCT CLASS D AIRSPACE. AT 19:50:44(EST) N4903F COLLIDED IN MIDAIR AFTER FAILING TO SEE AND AVOID N759XA, WHICH WAS TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. N759XA DEPARTED THE FT. LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL (FLL) FOR BOCA RATON AIRPORT (BCT) DURING THE EVENING OF JUNE 17, 2003. THE DEPARTURE FROM FLL WAS UNEVENTFUL AND N759XA PROCEEDED NORTHBOUND ALONG THE COASTLINE AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET MSL. N759XA CONTACTED THE POMPANO TOWER (PMP) AT APPROXIMATELY 19:46:25 FOR CLEARANCE TO PROCEED NORTHBOUND ALONG THE BEACH TO BOCA RATON. THE CONTROLLER APPROVED HIS REQUEST AND GAVE HIM THE CURRENT ALTIMETER SETTING OF 29.24. AT 19:49:10 THE PMP CONTROLLER GAVE N759XR A FREQUENCY CHANGE AND ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT BOCA TOWER. N759XR ACKNOWLEDGED THE FREQUENCY CHANGE AT 19:49:15 AND CONTINUED NORTHBOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET MSL. N759XA FAILED TO OBSERVE AND AVOID THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC (N4903F) AND 89 SECONDS LATER; AT 19:50:16 N759XA COLLIDED WITH N4903F IN MIDAIR. THE BOCA CONTROLLER REPORTS THAT APPROXIMATELY 19:40:00(EST) THE PILOT OF N759XA CONTACTED HIM STATING N759XA WAS SOUTHEAST FOR LANDING. N759XA WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT THE TOWER ON A 2-MILE RIGHT BASE. ALTHOUGH THE BCT ATCT CONTROLLER DOES NOT RECALL TALKING TO N4903F, THE RECOVERED TOWER RECORDINGS INDICATE THAT N4903F DID ESTABLISH TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH THE BCT TOWER. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF MECHANICAL OR AVIONICS DEFICIENCIES IN EITHER OF THE AIRCRAFT. ## Other aircraft in the event - N4903F, Cessna 172N: [Accident 20030617015442A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030617015442A) ## 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 MIA03FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA124), Jun 17, 2003: Cessna 182Q (N759XA), Deerfield Beach, FL, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: **This case was revised 6/10/2005 and 2/24/2016. Refer to the public docket for this accident for details.** The failure of the pilot of N4903F, the Cessna 172, and the pilot of N759XA, the Cessna… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. 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