- Date
- October 14, 1981
- Place
- Waycross, GA · WAYCROSS, GA
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2701ACessna 340N9098VMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19811014067082A19811014067081A
- Case key
- 122933
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3088 81/10/14 WAYCROSS,GA MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 61, 1510 TIME - 0900 N9098V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1350 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 5 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST PETERSBURG,FL ANDERSON,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 180 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- AT WRONG ALT FOR DRCTN OF FLT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3088 81/10/14 WAYCROSS,GA CESSNA 340 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1895 TIME - 0900 N2701A PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBIA,SC GAINSVILLE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE 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 - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 180 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2701A
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Registration
- N9098V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9098VRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2022 · Mooney M20EAirframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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 · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19811014067082ACessna 340CESSNA · Waycross, GADuring descent collided headon with N9098V, which was at wrong cruise altitude. Landed safely. Was not looking out.Accident 19811014067081AMooney M20E · Waycross, GAIn level flight, collided headon with a descending aircraft, N2701A. Landed safely. Was at wrong VFR altitude.