- Date
- September 8, 1990, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mckinley Park, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA reports
- 19900908038421A19900908038422A
- Case key
- 5309
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
Failure of both pilots to maintain adequate visual lookout to see-and-avoid other aircraft.
Failure of both pilots to maintain adequate visual lookout to see-and-avoid other aircraft.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Several witnesses reported seeing the two airplanes collide, almost head-on, while at about 500 feet AGL. Neither PIL0T appeared to take any evasive action. Both pilots had flown to the area to check on friends at separate hunting camps.
Several witnesses reported seeing the two airplanes collide, almost head-on, while at about 500 feet AGL. Neither pilot appeared to take any evasive action. Both pilots had flown to the area to check on friends at separate hunting camps.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N49032
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft DCO-75
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- L-5205
- Engine
- Continental C-75, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard A Halstead
- Registered owner
- Gearld A King
- Departed
- PII · Fairbanks, AK
- Destination
- PII
- Airport
- NONE
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N5271H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17265391
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lawrence A Schneider
- Registered owner
- Artic Flying Club, Inc
- Departed
- FAI · Fairbanks, AK
- Destination
- FAI
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- NONE
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N49032
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 100 total
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N5271H
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 200 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.