ATL81FIA02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Newburg, MD · February 7, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 7, 1981
Place
Newburg, MD · NEWBURG, MD
Injuries
4 uninjured
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N18668Cessna 150N1886TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 27, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810207003031A
Case key
201694

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0314   81/2/7    NEWBURG,MD          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1261
        TIME - 1500                    N1886T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AQUA-LAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,VA                  NEWBURG,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- LOW WING ACFT.OTR ACFT ENTERED TFC PAT FM STRAIGHT-IN APCH.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0314   81/2/7    NEWBURG,MD          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N18668              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 48, 1582 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            850 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AQUA-LAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLINTON,MD                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- HI WING ACFT.ENTERED TFC PAT FM STRAIGHT-IN APCH.RDO VOL TURNED DWN,UN TO HEAR TMTNS FM OTR ACFT.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N18668
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Aqua-Land

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
N1886T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Aqua-Land

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.