# Accident 20141012019701A: Pettit Thomas E SAVANNAH, Yerington, NV, October 12, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2014, 08:00 local time
- Place: Yerington, NV
- Airport: Yerington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1547° N, 119.2981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1547&lon=-119.2981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N991TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N991TP-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pettit Thomas E SAVANNAH (registry code 056174H, https://openairdocs.org/model/pettit-thomas-e-savannah) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PETTIT THOMAS E SAVANNAH
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141012019701A

## Narrative

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

N991TP EXPERIMENTAL SAVANNAH TOOK OFF TO THE NORTH ACROSS THE LANDING AND TAKE OFF AREA BEING USED BY ALL THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. N3558C  DEPARTED IN A EASTERLY DIRECTION FROM THE DRY LAKE BED. N991TP EXECUTED A CLIMBING LEFT TURN AND DISAPPEARED BEHIND A HILL NORTH OF THE DRY LAKE BED. N3558C DEPARTED SHORTLY BEFORE TO THE EAST AND CLIMBED VIA THE WEST SIDE OF THE HILL AFTER N991TP WENT OUT OF SIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED MID AIR ON THE NORTH WEST SIDE OF THE HILL NORTH OF THE DRY LAKE BED.

## 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 WPR15FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA010), Oct 12, 2014: Pettit Savannah (N991TP), Yerington, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the Savannah pilot to maintain awareness of the position of the Cessna while attempting a join up maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the impaired decision-making of the…

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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