# NTSB ATL82DA007: Cessna 340, N2701A, Waycross, GA, October 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1981
- Place: Waycross, GA · WAYCROSS, GA
- Location: 31.2110° N, 82.3577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waycross, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2110&lon=-82.3577&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122933
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA007

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 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.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 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 1

- Registration: N2701A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N9098V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9098V-2022-07-30), registration cancelled 2022-07-30, S/N 690019, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811014067082A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811014067082A), Oct 14, 1981: Cessna 340CESSNA, Waycross, GA, Minor damage. During descent collided headon with N9098V, which was at wrong cruise altitude. Landed safely. Was not looking out.
- [Accident 19811014067081A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811014067081A), Oct 14, 1981: Mooney M20E, Waycross, GA, Substantial damage. In level flight, collided headon with a descending aircraft, N2701A. Landed safely. Was at wrong VFR altitude.

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.

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